Leadership of Fulani Pastoralist groups Friday rose from an emergency meeting in Kaduna, calling on President Muhammadu to call Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom to order over the anti-open grazing law in that state.

These groups reiterated that, they would do everything legally possible to resist such law that is against their culture, movement and economic interests.

Their position was contained in a communiqué jointly signed by National President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-cultural Association, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejor, his Secretary, Engr Saleh Alhassan and Chairman Communiqué Drafting Committee, Garus Gololo.

The communiqué read in part, “that we condemned the call by some desperate and jobless groups under the leadership of one Ariyo Atoye a jobless youth parading the streets of Abuja looking for crumbs from corrupt Politicians agitating for the profiling and stigmatisation of Fulani Pastoralist in Nigeria.

“We urged the Attorney General to ignore their letter as they are hired agents by a sinking Governor who is notorious for funding and arming militia groups causing havoc to the Fulani Pastoralist in the Benue Valley.

“We totally reject the repressive and oppressive ‘Anti-open Grazing Law’ as it is fundamentally going against our culture, economic interest and constitutional rights and will deploy all the necessary legal means as enshrined in our constitution to challenge it.

“Consequently, we affirmed our support and solidarity for the legal action taken by the Miyetti Allah Kautal HoreFulani Socio- cultural Association to challenge the negative Benue anti- grazing law at the Federal High Court Abuja.

“That Pastoralists, like all citizens of Nigeria, have the right to move freely and to reside in any part of the country. They also have a right to own property in any part of the country and enjoy the right of freedom from discrimination like any other citizen of the country.

“We call on the National Assembly to leave up to their responsibility because the inter-state movement of pastoralists is analogous to inter-state commerce, which is an exclusive preserve of the legislative powers of the National Assembly under item 62 of the Exclusive Legislative List. To this effect, any action taken by a state Assembly is in conflict with above section of the 1999 constitution as amended.

“We are calling on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Inspector General of Police, The Senate President, The Speaker of The House of Representatives and Our Royal Fathers to call the Benue state Governor to order as his actions and continuous threat to the leadership of the Fulani Pastoralists by the governor is a serious threat to peaceful coexistence.

“That we appreciates the efforts being put by the Federal and States governments in addressing the security challenges facing the Fulani Pastoralist particularly cattle rustling , kidnapping and banditry.

“That we totally condemn the attempt to profile the Fulani race and urge the press should investigate the veracity of their stories before going to press.

“Finally, we are appealing to His Excellency President Mohammadu Buhari to Call the H.E Governor Samuel Ortom to order as his actions are a fundamental threat to peaceful coexistence and food security in Nigeria.”

The representatives of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Funali Socio- cultural Association, Tabital Pulaaku Nigeria Chapter, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mobgal Fulbe Development Association, Gam Allah Fulani Development Association, Fulani Title Holders Association, Pastoral Resolve (PARE), Jonde Jam Fulani Youth Association attended that meeting.


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It is a shame on Buhari if under his tenure, criminals can boldly call on him (the president) to call the victims of their murder to order.

It tells us a lot about the real state of president Buhari's morality perception index.

Tells everyone the truth of the shameful sham that is the claim that anything close to a fight exists against corruption by his administration.

One phrase makes me feel like laughing when I hear it on tv. I wonder if the folks who let the phrase out of their mouths don't feel a little embarrased too.

The phrase is...
"...the fight against corruption"

Just imagine the threat, the crass mendacity and the satanic effrontery of this barbaric lot...Even went as as far as describing a sitting governor as "sinking" following in the footstep of police PRO Jimoh Moshood that called the same Ortom a "drowning man".

More like the police and miyetti allah now share the same media culture and you wonder where they are getting arms and support from?

So Ortom should be called to order for rightly implementing a law to suit his state demand but the northern sharia governor gets an accolade for implementing sharia law which led to Closure of so many businesses with nobody making a fuse of that talk more of going on killing spree??

Judgement of God is upon you all and your mentor in Mr. Buhari...You will all soon meet your waterloo just like the king of assyrian and his army of Sennacherib.

why did this man refuses to declare Fulani herds men terrorist..... a lot of lifes have been lost cos of this issue ..


giant of Africa ....

Miyetti Allah is obviously gaining ground in that Benue state,,
Igbo: Benue needs to sit up...

Idoma: the Fulani's can try poo in MKD & Guma, but we won't take it in idoma land..

Tiv: The Fulani's are peaceful but its Satan that is causing this Transmission, I mean transm, sorry Confusion..

Me:

Afonjas oya come and defend your master

The man mustn't yield to the intimidation from pro-Fulani people. Services chiefs too have echoed same tune in the past but we can continue to accomodate killers as businessmen. I expect Nigerians to rally round the Benue locals and stop this carnage before the conquer Benue and advance to Ebonyi and Cross Rivers.

A terrorist group calling on our president to call an elected state governor to order over a legally passed, and adopted state law?

-Buhari; "Learn how to tolerate your fulani neighbours"
-Defense Minister(Dan Mandir Ali);"The antigrazing law is the cause of farmers/fulani clashes"
-IGP; "Governors should stop implementing the antigrazing law".
-Miyetti Allah Hore; "Buhari call Gov.Ortom to order" because of a validly enacted antigrazing law.

Can anyone agree with me that Nigeria indeed is a shithole country being ruled by killer ethnic supremacists?
Imagine a group that supposed to be outlawed as the 4th.deadliest terrorist group having the audacity to call out a governor I blame Nigeria having an incompetent president in form of Buhari.

Trash from Fulani terrorist. Go and do anything na. Idiotic animals.

The representatives of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Funali Socio- cultural Association, Tabital Pulaaku Nigeria Chapter, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mobgal Fulbe Development Association, Gam Allah Fulani Development Association, Fulani Title Holders Association, Pastoral Resolve (PARE), Jonde Jam Fulani Youth Association attended that meeting.

I trust Ile Ife people... These groups of people will not remain the same after visitations.... I wonder if youths are in Benue State at all...

I pity Benue people next year. Na to just carve out a state out of Benue and call it Fulani state after driving all the villagers away.