The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has defended herdsmen over the alleged attack on farmers across the country, saying they did so in self-defence. Leader of the group, Senator Dagiri Alkali said herdsmen moved into new territories across the country because members of the Boko Haram sect attacked them in the North-East and other parts of the country and stole millions of cows from them.
Stressing that Fulani herdsmen were also victims of activities of cattle rustlers in Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue and parts of Kogi states where millions of cows were taken away from them, Alkali asked to know where Nigerians expect cattle breeders to keep the over 20 million cows in the country.
According to Alkali,
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“When the reserves and forest were gazetted and reserved for cattle breeders, this incident was not there; but the increase in population has now wiped out the entire grazing reserves in this country; 400 and something of them all wiped out. And you have a population of about 20 million cows. Where do you keep them? And every one of us likes to eat meat. “This is a venture that over 20 million people are engaged in. And nobody cares to know what the causes of this problem are. Presently, you know the case of Boko Haram. They attacked and decapitated the population of Fulani in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe and some parts of Taraba. “The cattle rustlers have displaced the Fulani in Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau and Benue and in some parts of Kogi. Millions of cattle have been taken from these herdsmen. So when somebody says a Fulani man killed somebody, I wonder why? How? It’s only a poor man that fights. “But you, as the military people, you know self-defence is an art. In the military, if you are attacked, you have to defend yourself. You have been squeezed; you have to find a way to survive.”
Alkali also wondered why Nigerians have refused to find out the reason Fulani herdsmen decided to move to other territories in the country.
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Posted: at 5-05-2016 11:11 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
jasperjahsy at 5-05-2016 11:45 AM (9 years ago) (m)
kill on self defence? that means you herdsmen move around with guns? how do u justify the massacre you people go about in the night? still on self defence? Fulani has made themselves enemies of the country.
Posted: at 5-05-2016 11:45 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Eazyatumeyi at 5-05-2016 12:12 PM (9 years ago) (m)
chai chai this senator is a wicked man, Kill in self defence by coming to peoples home at night then take their life's and burn their houses abi? this senator should be impeached for supporting this foooolanis.
Posted: at 5-05-2016 12:12 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
AmazingMarie at 5-05-2016 01:22 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Quote from: jahsy harry on 5-05-2016 11:45 AM
kill on self defence? that means you herdsmen move around with guns? how do u justify the massacre you people go about in the night? still on self defence? Fulani has made themselves enemies of the country.
I wonder what kind of self defence is the herdsmen killing when they enter your farm and you rebuke them to leave they turn it into a fight and kill both the farm owners and several other villagers
Posted: at 5-05-2016 01:22 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
AmazingMarie at 5-05-2016 02:02 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Quote from: Timothy Eazy on 5-05-2016 12:12 PM
chai chai this senator is a wicked man, Kill in self defence by coming to peoples home at night then take their life's and burn their houses abi? this senator should be impeached for supporting this foooolanis.
wicked and self centered MSN has no one Nigeria as his agenda
Posted: at 5-05-2016 02:02 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
My people u don't need to surprise over his comment but that's hausa/abokies or herdsmen/boko-harams behave and believe it's their right to kill for blind Islam but my problem is for those south south and west and Est to understand APC is a northern party so we should be wise and fight to stop all this animals
Posted: at 5-05-2016 02:29 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
My people u don't need to surprise over his comment but that's hausa/abokies or herdsmen/boko-harams behave and believe it's their right to kill for blind Islam but my problem is for those south south and west and Est to understand APC is a northern party so we should be wise and fight to stop all this animals b4 they get us into big things
Posted: at 5-05-2016 02:30 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
U PEOPLE SHOULD MIND WHAT UR SAYING. THAT EVERYBODY WILL START KILLING SAME WAY IN DEFENCE. LET THESE CRIMINALS WITH AK47 GO HOME AND REAR THEIR HERDS AND LEAVE THE EAST ALONE.
Posted: at 5-05-2016 02:44 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The cows have better brain than this senator. Imagine the trash this stupid man is saying. This guy should be eating grass like cows. They are the people that sponsor all this killings.
Posted: at 5-05-2016 06:44 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
dickieponga at 5-05-2016 07:20 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Can he ansa why herdsmen graze people's farm and destroyed dere crops and why are herdsmen carrying guns...? Besides why can't dey ask for permission from farmers if dey can allow dere cows to graze instead of just walking into any farm dey find....? Were dese questions not put to him...?
Posted: at 5-05-2016 07:20 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
Otikadinje at 5-05-2016 10:12 PM (9 years ago) (m)
May the spirit of the innocent souls killed by these fulanis haunt and deal with this foolish cow called senator. May you and your families never know peace in your life time. God punish all of una
Oscardeejay
Posted: at 5-05-2016 10:12 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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