President Muhammmadu Buhari says those accusing him of condoning the killings by suspected herdsmen have evil minds.

Buhari said this at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja Thursday while receiving members of the Christian Association of Nigeria from the 19 northern states.

The president also stated that there is no administration that has not had to contend with killings over the years.

"When some, for clearly political purposes, attempt to suggest that this government is doing nothing about the killings, and that I, being Fulani, must be encouraging these satanic acts, it seems to me that there is no limit to the evil in the minds of men.

"Otherwise, how can anyone in their right minds suggest that I, as an elected President even with substantial votes in the affected areas, will for any reason do harm by an act of omission to those same people?

"Secondly, the problems in all these areas, as you all know, are historical. There is no administration that has not had to contend with killings in these same areas over the years.

"Indeed, in 2001, you may recall that after thousands were killed in Plateau State, a State of Emergency was declared and a governor was replaced by an administrator," he said.

President Buhari also stated that to suggest that his administration was doing nothing "is terribly unfair."

He said the recent killings in Benue, Zamfara and lately Plateau were wicked, condemnable and completely unacceptable acts.

"We, Nigerians, are religious people and no religion or culture accepts the killing of people for any reason whatsoever.

"This is why we must all rise as one to condemn these vile and wicked acts to ensure that all the culprits are brought to justice."

The president asked the clerics and religious leaders to fully support and join hands with his administration.

The chairman of the northern branch of CAN, Rev. Yakubu Pam, listed thier demands as including that Nigerian security architecture be revisited to give it a new lease of life and responsiveness to earn the required trust, confidence, and support of the general populace.

He also asked the federal government to encourage herders to acquire land for cattle ranching across the country as a means of private business investment.

He said all communities ravaged by the herdsmen violence in the north should be rebuilt and adequate security be put in place to enable displaced persons to return to their homes and means of livelihood

The cleric also urged the Federal Government to roll out a robust advocacy programme to enlighten the nomadic herders on modern cattle rearing against open grazing and roaming across states and national boundaries.

ZKOSOSO:
Buhari is the Evil One here.
You condone and Protect the Fulani Herdsmen cos you are one of them.

You can't fool everyone.

GavelSlam:
We know this Mr. President.

30 thousand people died from conflict between Fulani Herdsmen and their neighbours but nobody ever suggested Jonathan was trying to wipe out Fulani or Muslims.

It's a shame that those who profess Christianity today are champions of murder, lies and treachery.

Very much against the teachings of Christ.

escodotman:
You know nothing about the teaching of Christ. We are not talking about jihad here.

GavelSlam:
We know this Mr. President.

30 thousand people died from conflict between Fulani Herdsmen and their neighbours but nobody ever suggested Jonathan was trying to wipe out Fulani or Muslims.

It's a shame that those who profess Christianity today are champions of murder, lies and treachery.

Very much against the teachings of Christ.

kolaaderin:


You are the one with the warped mind. It beats me how people like you claimed to be in your right sound mind believing the white lies that Buhari could be sponsoring trouble for his own administration and refused to believe that this are political killings just to pull down this regime just because you are already preprogrammed in that your insane mind to hate Buhari.
The enemies of this country are doing all they could to divert the government attention away from their prosecution and people like you are glad and in support of this same criminals that brought us to this state. Clear your mind for just a day and think neutral by seeing Buhari from a neutral angle and not from hate side of the compass to see for yourself how biased you have been judging this regime.
Think Nigerians think and don't let this criminals called politician get away with this crime.

MikeBetty:
30 Thousand And Heaven Was Not Let Loss In The Country, Pls Reserve Some Lies For The Next Generation Na. Na You Count Am? You Are A Good Student Of Lai

kolaaderin:


You are the one with the warped mind. It beats me how people like you claimed to be in your right sound mind believing the white lies that Buhari could be sponsoring trouble for his own administration and refused to believe that this are political killings just to pull down this regime just because you are already preprogrammed in that your insane mind to hate Buhari.
The enemies of this country are doing all they could to divert the government attention away from their prosecution and people like you are glad and in support of this same criminals that brought us to this state. Clear your mind for just a day and think neutral by seeing Buhari from a neutral angle and not from hate side of the compass to see for yourself how biased you have been judging this regime.
Think Nigerians think and don't let this criminals called politician get away with this crime.

escodotman:
You are the one who has lost all sense of sanity here. After over 70 people were killed in Benue, Buhari asked Benue people to ''accomodate their neighbours''. His minister of defence tried to justified the killings many times by saying ''what do you expect the herdsmen to do when their grazing routes have been blocked by farmers?'' Buhari proscribed IPOB and branded them a terrorist organisation but has refused to do the same to his fellow fulani herdsmen who has been on a killing spree in the middle belt, even though Igbos are armless people! Can you now see that your mind is messed up and you are so mentally deranged and psychotic to never saw all these atrocities by Buhari who is a parton of Miyetti Allah?

GavelSlam:


You think all these E-urchins don't know?

Haven't you noticed?

They don't want SARS, They are angry when perpetrators of killings in the middle belt are paraded.

They were all pretending to be angry with the Ofa killings but as soon as the killers were caught they started singing a different tune.

escodotman:
You are the one who has lost all sense of sanity here. After over 70 people were killed in Benue, Buhari asked Benue people to ''accomodate their neighbours''. His minister of defence tried to justified the killings many times by saying ''what do you expect the herdsmen to do when their grazing routes have been blocked by farmers?'' Buhari proscribed IPOB and branded them a terrorist organisation but has refused to do the same to his fellow fulani herdsmen who has been on a killing spree in the middle belt, even though Igbos are armless people! Can you now see that your mind is messed up and you are so mentally deranged and psychotic to never saw all these atrocities by Buhari who is a parton of Miyetti Allah?

GavelSlam:


Provide your source.

MikeBetty:
E Be Like Say You Just Started New In Nairaland. I Quoted Ur And You Are Asking Me Source. Chai, Na Only You Follow Waka Come

GavelSlam:


Provide your source.

escodotman:
Big fool. It is on record, including emir sanusi.

olalat:
The issue with many of you, traditional critics is mainly the prescription of IPOB, not that you love the people of middle belt so much. Funny enough, the affected people have better perspective to the problems at hand. They are not bigots like many of you. If Kanu had been an intelligent guy many of you want us to believe, he wouldn't have Established BSS or nonsense he did that time. IPOB is self serving and parochial. I ask some of your brothers who seems to more neutral and intelligent how they want to go if at all Biafra state is granted, believe me, many of you still think you will be living in Nigeria as you live in south Africa and other foreign countries while you have your country. You don't have plans on how you want to run your hate filled agitated country. Don't let hate cover your sense of judgement. Save yourself from hatred pls. Shalom.

GavelSlam:
We know this Mr. President.

30 thousand people died from conflict between Fulani Herdsmen and their neighbours but nobody ever suggested Jonathan was trying to wipe out Fulani or Muslims.

It's a shame that those who profess Christianity today are champions of murder, lies and treachery.

Very much against the teachings of Christ.