--No two ways about it: Fulani herdsmen are subject to the same rule of law as other citizens of Nigeria. About that everybody, excluding Boko Haram and those among their dissident kith and kin who do not recognise the authority of the Nigerian Government and at best would like to subvert / disrupt it. Sometimes, breaking the law with impunity - at great human cost - loss of life, is one way of subverting that rule of law
"Dis-arming" the beleaguered, much vilified and oft-times wrongly or falsely accused Fulani herdsmen by enforcing a statutory enactment to that effect (criminalising their possession of arms during their long treks) - that is one thing; protecting the Fulani herdsmen and their cattle - like anyone else - as they so justly deserve, is a logistical challenge that's perhaps best met before or simultaneous with the "disarming"
It should stand to reason (to at least some reasonable beings) that by disarming the herdsmen, divesting them of self-protection and thereby rendering them defenceless, leaving them to the mercy of organised cattle thieves, etc. it would be fair that their defenceless be replaced by something like special armed military escort (of course provided by the Cattlemen's association and heavily subsidized by the government/ state security and grateful meat consumers.
On Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:05:55 UTC+2, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju wrote:Response to news report below---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: 'c15201947' c152...@aol.com [NaijaObserver] <NaijaO...@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 24 May 2017 at 21:11
Subject: RE: ||NaijaObserver|| DISARM THE FULANI HERDSMEN - G9
The G9 calls on Federal government to immediately disarm the reckless Fulani herdsmen barbarians before other ethnic nationalities in the country are forced to arm themselves in self defence, a situation it says will lead to uncontrollable anarchy.
Komo,
The G9 is good, they are what we have been advocating for years now.
Folks should starting organizing to defend themselves. If they are waiting for Buhari they wait forever.
Folks willingly handed their government over to Fulani criminals against warning from folks who saw today. So the criminals are on rampage.
This G9 platform should be used to galvanize folks into formidable power. How?
Start by passing laws in all states within the G9 that make it illegal in states for these Fulani Bokoharam to carry guns and to allow their cattle to roam
on city street or state highways. And then fire all representatives of the area in NASS and replace with youths coalition who can work for the people.
Pass state laws that will allow citizens to own weapon to defend themselves. You do not confront armed and dangerous Fulani criminals unarmed. And the government controlled by same Fulani will not listen. The states have power, so pass the laws for people to own arms.
The G9 should cover Middle Belt to Atlantic ocean, so prepare this area for 2019. And they do not have luxury of time. The time to start all these is now.
From: NaijaO...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NaijaO...@yahoogroups.
com ]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 12:18 AM
To: omo...@yahoogroups.com; egbe...@yahoogroups.com; yoruba...@yahoogroups.com; yorubas-...@yahoogroups.com; OKONKWO...@googlegroups.com; talkn...@yahoogroups.com; abuj...@yahoogroups.com; dandali...@yahoogroups.com; AfricanW...@yahoogroups.com; africanw...@googlegroups.com; afric...@yahoogroups.com; african...@yahoogroups.com; nigerian...@yahoogroups.com; nigerianw...@yahoogroups.com; niger...@yahoogroups.com; edo-nat...@yahoogroups.com; naijao...@yahoogroups.com; NaijaEl...@yahoogroups.com; naijap...@yahoogroups.com; naija...@yahoogroups.com; edo_g...@yahoogroups.com; ibibio...@yahoogroups.com; af...@yahoogroups.com; cam...@yahoogroups.com; JFcch...@yahoogroups.com; concerned...@yahoogroups.com; yorub...@yahoogroups.com; OurCount...@yahoogroups.ca; akwaibom...@yahoogroups.com; naijab...@yahoogroups.com; newnaija...@yahoogroups.com; EKITIPEO...@yahoogroups.com; akwaibo...@yahoogroups.com; ibomtrum...@yahoogroups.com; ibomch...@yahoogroups.com; citizens...@yahoogroups.com; foicoa...@yahoogroups.com; oron...@yahoogroups.com; eg...@yahoogroups.com; peereducat...@yahoogroups.com; nigeria...@yahoogroups.com; Bright_Disc...@yahoogroups.com; ourwor...@yahoogroups.com; mwan...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: ||NaijaObserver|| DISARM THE FULANI HERDSMEN - G9 [1 Attachment]
DISARM THE FULANI HERDSMEN - G9
The G9, an umbrella body for all self-determination groups in Nigeria has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently disarm the rampaging Fulani herdsmen throughout the country arguing that the herdsmen have become a nauseating nuisance and agent provocateur in the country.
In a strongly worded statement by the group's Convener and Spokesperson, Chief Tola Adeniyi, the Jagun Oodua of Yorubaland, the group cited the recent invasions of Delta state in South-South Nigeria and Taraba state in the North East as provocative attacks too many and the nation cannot wait until all her citizens are slaughtered in cold blood before she raised a finger.
The G9 laments the federal Government's seeming helplessness and tacit endorsement of the Fulani herdsmen's relentless onslaught on the rest of defenceless Nigerians. Citing the ceaseless butchering of Southern Kaduna Christians, the ruthless killings of Agatu people and other ethnic groups in Benue, the attacks on the Igbos of the South East, the deadly assaults in Minna Niger state and unceasing rampaging of farmlands in the old Western region as some of the wanton atrocities of the Fulani herdsmen, the Group says it is high time the Federal Government waded into the crisis and called the Fulani herdsmen to order.
Whereas all citizens of the country except law enforcement agents are forbidden to carry arms and weapons, and whereas armed robbers, kidnappers, ritual killers and cultists are arrested if they are caught, Fulani herdsmen display their deadly weapons including AK47 assault rifles with glee.
The Federal Government should not be seen as operating two different levels of laws in the land, and should not present itself as being too weak to checkmate the damming excesses of the Fulani herdsmen.
The G9 dismisses as utter rubbish the insulting and unguarded statement that the murderous Fulani herdsmen killing fellow Nigerians like chickens are from other countries. It is the height of insensitivity and disrespect for the nation's Immigration and Customs services to submit that the Fulani maiming, raping and killing Nigerians are from the Moon!
The G9 calls on Federal government to immediately disarm the reckless Fulani herdsmen barbarians before other ethnic nationalities in the country are forced to arm themselves in self defence, a situation it says will lead to uncontrollable anarchy.
The Federal Government is warned to stop open favouritism and bias towards the Fulani herdsmen who are essentially business men who trade in cows.
abiodun KOMOLAFE, AMNIM
+234 803 361 4419 | +234 809 861 4418 | ijebujesa@yahoo.co.uk
| Skype: KOMO2412 | O20, Okenisa Street, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State
-----------------------------
----- Because He lives, the end is not now!
__._,_.___
Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (2)
Have you tried the highest rated email app?With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with 1000GB of free cloud storage.
.
__,_._,___
Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index. html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialogue+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com .
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout .
Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialogue+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
No comments:
Post a Comment