I am sorry repeating an earlier post I made in another forum about 2months ago, titled: "Deadly Affairs: The Unwanted Guests."
It has become a recurring issue in our daily national life as Nigerians to hear of Fulani herdsmen invading the farms of local residents, with their cattle destroying the plants and they killing the farmers.
Recent ones include the Tiv land, Akwa Ibom State, Oyo West Lg, Ogun State, and Abia State (where over 200 women farmers demonstrated). Hardly do we have a state in the south where this evil is not felt.
My grouse is: Is it impossible for the State governments to read riot act to the Fulani guys? If they know that their stay cannot be peaceful, why not stay in their place and stop killing others over their properties? The most worrisome part of it is that whenever this dastardly act is carried, a weak committee with no far reaching effect is constituted by the government, and less than a year after we witness a reoccurrence. Is the government benefiting from the carnage, or it's willing but unable to handle it?
These killings with impunity led credence to their Fundamentalism and belief in being above the law. Imagine the Bodija Market Ibadan fracas of last year where the police station was burnt down because a Fulani man and an Hausa man were fighting because of a prostitute.
They should be made to know that they are unwanted guests in the farms, and if they fail, unwanted guest in the state. If cohabiting with others seems difficult for them let them go back to their land. Chikena!!!
❦ I SURVIVED NIGERIA! When you give somebody responsibility beyond his capability, you render him incapacitated. ❦
--ATTACKS LEAVE 19 DEAD,FOUR VILLAGES DESTROYED OVER DEATH OF TWO COWS IN KADUNA STATE: ( by oladimeji aborisade.)
Kaduna the former capital of Northern Nigeria is experiencing intolorance among its ethnic group who are becoming tired of each other. This time, it is Fulani and Hausa conflict on who killed the two cows belonging to the Fulani cattle dealer. Two cows were found dead. It was not clear under what circumstance the two cows died, whether through poison or natural but anger erupted and nineteen innocent people were killed, four villages burnt down, several people were wounded and many people ran away. All happened in a Kaduna village called Mafian at Kaura Local Government Area.
This untidy behavior is not strange within the Nigerian experience with the "Cow Fulani". The Southern part of Nigeria must have witnessed episode of this nature many times especially the farmers. But the Southerners have in most cases attended to the problem with humor. However, this case is unique beause it is Hausa/ Fulani. We need to appreciate the gentleman approach which the Southerners applied over the years to prevent un necessary casualities.
What can we do to prevent future mishap?. It is time to requlate the " Commons". If this is not done or delayed, history will repeat itself. Regulation must be put in place to protect the farmers and their farm products from the cows.It is evidently clear that Cow fulani will always be interested in profit maximization instead of protecting the land . Clearly, Cow Fulani will destroy common property through greed and exploitation . This must stop orherwise more coflicts are ahead.
Thank you,
oladimeji aborisade.
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