The presidency has warned state governors in the country to stop linking herdsmen to rising insecurity bedeviling the nation.

This is contained in its reaction against the seven days ultimatum to herdsmen residing in Ondo forests by the state government led by Rotimi Akeredolu.

Mr Akeredolu while issuing the directive on Monday said several security reports in the state linked most of the criminal activities therein to herdsmen residing in bushes.

“These unfortunate incidents are traceable to the activities of some bad elements masquerading as herdsmen,” the governor said.

“These felons have turned our forest reserves into hideouts for keeping victims of kidnapping, negotiating for ransoms and carrying out other criminal activities,” he added.

But in statement late Tuesday, the presidency said while it least expected the Chief Security Officer of the state to issue the ultimatum, the governor has no constitutional right to sack the herders residing in bushes account of some bad elements within its fold.

It warned Mr Akeredolu and other state governors to desist from linking herdsmen who are mostly from the Fulani extraction to rising insecurity.

“Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, a seasoned lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and indeed, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has fought crime in his state with passion and commitment, greater sensitivity and compassion for the four years he has run its affairs and, in our view, will be the least expected to unilaterally oust thousands of herders who have lived all their lives in the state on account of the infiltration of the forests by criminals,” the statement by Garba Shehu partly read.

“We want to make it clear that kidnapping, banditry and rustling are crimes, no matter the motive or who is involved. But, to define crime from the nameplates, as a number of commentators have erroneously done- which group they belong to, the language they speak, their geographical location or their faith is atavistic and cruel.

“We need to delink terrorism and crimes from ethnicity, geographical origins and religion—to isolate the criminals who use this interchange of arguments to hinder law enforcement efforts as the only way to deal effectively with them.

“The government of Ondo, and all the 35 others across the federation must draw clear lines between the criminals and the law abiding citizens who must equally be saved from the infiltrators. Beyond law and order, the fight against crime is also a fight for human values which are fundamental to our country,” the presidential spokesman added.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/todaypoliticsng.com/stop-linking-herdsmen-to-insecurity-presidency-warns-akeredolu-other-state-governors/amp/

Which begs for the answer why the presidency is he'll bent on fighting so hard each time there's an uproar against Herders or fulani people in skirmishes especially after they did wrong ?

I'm not a Yoruba but like to ask, did the Onto state just wake up to tell them they didn't want the people anymore?

Did Onto two weeks ago tell fulani people disguised under the emblem herdsmen to leave?


What right does the fulani have to dwell in forests so much so that the president would hold brief for them over the ESN that are dwelling in forests in an act of service to defend it's people so much so that the presidency would evoke all he'll to want them out of the forests.


Some years ago, the SW says this was thier presidency, not the one before it. What a shame if this is what allegiance can bring. Shameless servitude

Oga tell your people to live Ondo forests and move to residential areas and rent apartments like other Nigerians does.

If living in the bushes is preferable to them, they should go to their states' forests and reside. You can't be terrorising residents in their own land.

Besides no one asked them to leave the state, they were only ordered to vamoose the forest, what is hard there to understand?

Hmmmm!

my Animal in the bush is bush meat

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STOP RIFA-RUGA ISLAMISATION FULANISATION AND ANARCHY ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW

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STOP RIFA-RUGA ISLAMISATION FULANISATION AND ANARCHY ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW

AND IMPLEMENT APREC-AUTONOMOUS POLICING RESOURCING AND ELECTIONEERING CONTROL FOR OUR 36 CONSTITUTIONAL STATES WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY

AND LIMIT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MILITARY AND TREATIES ONLY WIE.

Journalists are twisting FG words .

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THE PRESIDENCY HAS NO POWER TO INVADE NIGERIAN FORESTS WITH MACBAN CRIMINALS

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THE PRESIDENCY HAS NO POWER TO INVADE NIGERIAN FORESTS WITH MACBAN CRIMINALS. BOKOHARAM INVADED SAMBISA FOREST.

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WRONG. MR. PRESIDENT IS GUILTY OF NEPOTISM AND UNDUE PATRONAGE TO MACBAN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE BISHOP OF SOKOTO IS CRITICIZING AND THE CALIPHATE IS SUPPORTING.

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WRONG. MR. PRESIDENT IS GUILTY OF NEPOTISM AND UNDUE PATRONAGE TO MACBAN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE BISHOP OF SOKOTO IS CRITICIZING AND THE CALIPHATE IS SUPPORTING.

THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALLAH. AND HE'S NOT ELECTED A MACBAN PRESIDENT.

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WRONG. MR. PRESIDENT IS GUILTY OF NEPOTISM AND UNDUE PATRONAGE TO MACBAN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE BISHOP OF SOKOTO IS CRITICIZING AND THE CALIPHATE IS SUPPORTING.

THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALLAH. AND HE'S NOT ELECTED A MACBAN PRESIDENT. WE ARE IN A DEMOCRACY NOT FEUDALISM.

WRONG. YOU CAN'T GOVERNORS LIKE THEY'RE YOUR SERVANTS. THEY'RE YOUR COLLEAGUES BY ALL STANDARDS

WRONG. YOU CAN'T WARN GOVERNORS LIKE THEY'RE YOUR SERVANTS. THEY'RE YOUR COLLEAGUES BY ALL STANDARDS

It warned Mr Akeredolu and other state governors to desist from linking herdsmen who are mostly from the Fulani extraction to rising insecurity


Can Mr Buhari now tell us who the killers are ?


All I know be say God pass Buhari, instead for the whole nation to be thrown into civil war and blood bath and many perish as a result of this man tribalistic and nepotistic nature, God will rather do the needful to save millions from being perish.

It's better for God to remove the old rotten head to save the largest black race on the earth who is on the brink of (God forbid ) what would be the greatest humanitarian disaster the world has never seen, as a result of one old rotten head who never see anything bad in the genocides be carried out by his kinsmen all over the nation.

To him, just get killed and don't complain !


If God could deal with Pharaoh and Herod, God will surely deal with this evil regime !!!

The presidency is now the official media partner of the herders.

Is like Presidency is mad.

Sonoyom:
The presidency is now the official media partner of the herders.

It is obvious that the Fulani Presidency is not ready to truly fight these blood sucking herdsmen head on.

The President and every northern Muslim in his cabinet are sympathetic to the Fulani jihad cause.

The best thing for every sensible Governor in the South to do is to support any group or individual that has issued deadline to those bloodsucking Buhari's brothers

Charmingrascal:


It is obvious that the Fulani Presidency is not ready to truly fight these blood sucking herdsmen head on.

The President and every northern Muslim in his cabinet are sympathetic to the Fulani jihad cause.

The best thing for every sensible Governor in the South to do is to support any group or individual that has issued deadline to those bloodsucking Buhari's brothers

The Buhari steps down as president, the Herdsmen should be ready to take their payback.