by Eze Eluchie,
First, the
Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar who happens to be Fulani, announces with relish,
that the Fulani herdsmen/terrorists on a killing rampage across several States
in Nigeria are foreigners from other West African countries;
Now the
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, who also happens to be Fulani and a very close confidant of Nigeria's ruler,
announces that the murderous Fulani herdsmen/terrorists are from identifiable
countries, have specific grievances against their victims and that his
government has paid some monies to these terrorists to prevent further attacks#%*. Paid monies to terrorists to stop killings that continue with more viciousness by the day? - Its either Mr. el-Rufai thinks his audience are dumb or that he is invincible.
When one
recollects the statement by the sly governor of Kaduna Statement on his twitter
account on the 15th of November 2012 to the effect that: “we will
write this for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not, that kills the Fulani takes
a loan repayable no matter how long it takes”, it begins to dawn on even the most optimistic, that the
killings being effected now are really part of the payback, loan repayment, Mr. El-Rufai
had assured would happen.
Yet the
Department of State Security remains silent in the face of all these murders? Yet,
the Immigration and Customs Services, the Police or other security authorities
have not informed the polity of any massive failures at the borders.
When the
Fulani herdsmen/terrorists embark on their killing sprees, there is usually no
interference from the law enforcement agencies for howsoever long these killing
sprees last. But the moment the herdsmen/terrorists are through with their
dastardly acts, security operatives from virtually all the security agencies
inclusive of the military descend on the already vanquished territories and
peoples under the mien of ‘safe-guarding’ the victims. Evidence abounds, particularly in the Fulani
attacks against the peoples of Uzo-Uwani in Enugu State and Uzo-Item in Abia
State that State security authorities were sufficiently warned by the local
authorities about imminent attacks and that the State security agencies,
inclusive of the military authorities, failed to provide security and only came
in after much damages and killings have been effected.
The unfortunate
lack of condemnation of the genocidal and terroristic activities of the
herdsmen/terrorists by Nigeria’s ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, who himself also
happens to be a Fulani, serves to provide state cover for the impunity with
which the killings, which in some instances have been described as acts of ethnic
cleansing, are carried out.
CONCLUSION: The
Fulani herdsmen/terrorists are known to the State. The Fulani
herdsmen/terrorists are well paid and protected by the State, under the present
rulerships, to carry out their vile killing sprees.
The interest
of posterity and the peoples of Nigeria will be best served if the Nigerian
contraption is Restructured and Renegotiated as soon as possible, to address
fundamental faults in its structure and composition.
Governor el-Rufai of
Kaduna State admits to paying herdsmen/terrorists (vanguard newspapers) http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/weve-paid-fulani-stop-killings-southern-kaduna-el-rufai/
Picture: Armed Fulani herdsmen with their livestock
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