Cattle or no cattle, herdsmen or not, Nigeria has a dangerous and growing security problem here....one that will be worse than Boko Haram if not stopped quickly. Unfortunately, for whatever reason those whose primary responsibility is to assure security of lives and property have so far been unwilling or unable to act and effectively end this raging fire before it gets out of control and consume the entire country, including those playing with this fire and those currently denying there is a problem.
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--"Intellectual" Ike Agbor:Okay, so the "herdsmen" (whether Fulani or not) do not have their cows with them when they do their murders, but should their actions not somehow be "cow-related" if indeed they are herdsmen?If cow-related, then without their cows around, their actions must be one of three possibilities:(1) conquest: a group of advance "herdsmen" wishing to take over territory so that their cows can later come in to graze on more available land.(2) retaliation: a group of "herdsmen" who have invaded to avenge either an earlier cattle rustling, and/or a killing or killings of kith and kin who had been denied either passage or grazing rights.(3) path-clearing: a group of advance-party "herdsmen" who have come not to conquer, not to retaliate, but to remove any potential opposition to their passing through with their herd.You may wish to add other scenarios, but I have exhausted my "intellectual" limits for now.So, "intellectual" Ike, which is it in Enugu? Or Agatu? Or Oyo?To those who died, it really does not matter WHY.....but to those of us who are still alive and are hoping to PREVENT further killings, I believe that it does matter what the motivation is - or might or might not be - so that also proper assignment might be placed to the victimizers.Honestly, in some of these situations, particularly south of Sambisa Forest, I am beginning to suspect Rag-tag Battalion(s) of the retreating Boko Haram rather than "herdsmen".And there you have it.Bolaji AlukoOn Sun, May 1, 2016 at 2:50 AM, 'Ike Agbor' via AfricanWorldForum <africanworldforum@googlegroups.com> wrote:When they are going to commit murders they bring along their cows as this Bolaji would want us to believe.And you keep wondering why we are where we are with our "intellectuals".O dikwa egwu.Ike
On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 8:42 PM, 'Ezeana Igirigi Achusim' via AfricanWorldForum<africanworldforum@googlegroups.com> wrote:Bolaji wants folks to talk to him intelligently. When he wrote that, you wonder why Buhari fired the Vice Chancellors and has not rehired any of them. People never learn.They are not herdsmen unless there are cattle. The Yoruba archbishop's driver should not know what herdsmen look like, unless the cattle are present?And I amEzeana Igirigi AchusimOdi-IsaaNwa Dim Orioha AkA OnyeukwuSent from my iPhone
On Apr 30, 2016, at 5:34 PM, olawale aina waleaina@gmail.com [NIgerianWorldForum] <NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
There is a video on youtube showing the fulani herdsmen crossing the benue river to Agatu.From all indications. When they are going on an attack they don't take the cows along.This is a link to the video;Check out @sbmintelligence's Tweet: https://twitter.com/sbmintelligence/status/725636279753302016?s=08Ola AinaAbujaSent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
Cardinal Onaiyekan escapes death in attack by herdsmen •Catholic Bishops send SOS to Buhari
By News Express on 30/04/2016
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Tragedy was averted late on Friday when Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, survived an attempt on his life by suspected herdsmen along Benin-Ekpoma road in Edo State. Cardinal Onaiyekan was attacked on his way from the 10 years anniversary celebration of the enthronement of Dr. Augustin Akubueze as a bishop and the 10 years anniversary celebration of the Diocese Uromi.
Recounting their ordeal, the driver to Onaiyekan, who simply identified himself as Segun blamed the attack on herdsmen. He said: "We left Benin for Uromi and at about 5:00 p.m. on the fateful day, I think very close to Ehor, I saw a big pothole and decided to slow down the vehicle. I would have passed the spot with speed but because the Cardinal was sleeping, I decided to slow down the vehicle so that he won't wake up. Suddenly, I saw three men come out of the palm tree plantation by the roadside and started shooting at the vehicle. I looked ahead of me; two of them were firing from a distance at the vehicle and I looked behind me; another one was firing at the vehicle from behind, so I decided to use reverse gear. The other vehicles who saw me coming with reverse started clearing off the road and when I got to a safe distance I decided to stop the vehicle and people started running to see what had happened. It was then we realised that the bullets shattered the left passenger window glass and made huge holes on the panel of the door. We just thank God nothing happened to the Cardinal or any of us in the vehicle."
Reacting today to the incident, Catholic Archbishop of Benin City, Dr. Augustin Akubueze, and the Catholic Bishop of Uromi Diocese, Dr. Donatus Ogun, both appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the issue of the growing attacks by hoodlums in Edo State.
"We thank God that Cardinal Onaiyekan survived the attacks of some criminal elements on the Benin-Ekpoma road. If something had happened to him, what would have been the story? We thank God nothing happen and we are using this opportunity to appeal to Mr. President to provide adequate security for the citizens of Edo State," Akubueze said, in an interview in Benin City.
The Catholic Archbishop stressed that the responsibility of a government is to secure her people. According to him, "What we are asking for is not too much for our President. If there is no security of lives and property, no investments or meaningful economic development can take place in the state and the nation at large. We need security and we are demanding that from our government."
Akubueze noted that the spate of attacks by so-called herdsmen across the country "is becoming frightening," adding: "There is an urgent need by the state and federal government to deal with the issue of security to protect lives and property of Nigerians with all seriousness."
Also reacting to the attack on Cardinal Onaiyekan, Bishop Ogun said: "What would have happened if the Cardinal was killed? It would have been sorry and pains for us, considering that he was coming to attend the 10th anniversary of the creation of Uromi Diocese. We thank God he came out unhurt."
While appealing strongly to President Buhari to help secure the state, the Bishop added: "We need adequate security to protect the lives and property of the residents of the state. We cannot continue to live in fear in our own land because of the activities of these criminals."
•Photo shows Cardinal Onaiyekan.
Source News Express
Posted 30/04/2016 2:44:58 PM
--On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 9:23 PM, 'isaac umunna' via AfricanWorldForum <africanworldforum@googlegroups.com> wrote:--Cardinal Onaiyekan escapes death in attack by herdsmen •Catholic Bishops send SOS to Buhari http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=230282016 Budget to go into full operation in few days — Osinbajo http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23027Northern Governors berate South East leaders for blaming Buhari for bloody attack on Enugu community, clear Fulani herdsmen http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23026Kaduna dismantles fertilizer racket http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23025Any Fulani man you see with AK-47 is not a herdsman but a cattle rustler — Cattle Breeders Association http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23024Internet expert Ike Nnamani elected into NIRA Executive Board http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23023Senator Bamaiyi is dead http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23022Why Britain must leave the European Union, By Prof Alexia Thomas http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23021Former US government employee sells nuclear secrets http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23020State of emergency declared as Iraqi Shia protesters storm Baghdad parliament http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=23019
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