What Nigerian army plans to do to bloodthirsty Fulani herdsmen
– The Nigerian army has decided to use a team of well-trained men to checkmate the excesses of the marauding Fulani herdsmen terrorising some parts of the country
– The military said any Fulani man found culpable will be treated just like a Boko Haram terrorist or a Niger Delta militant
– The army said the criminal activities of the bloodthirsty cattle rearer will no longer be tolerated
– The Fulani herdsmen have been causing mayhem in their host communities in recent times, with the killings of hundreds of people in Enugu state being their latest attack
The Nigerian army through Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, its director of defence information (DDI), on Saturday, April 30, spoke about the gruesome killings of at least 40 farmers, allegedly by some Fulani herdsmen in Ukpabi Nimbo community, Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state.
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The DDI revealed the army’s plan in unraveling the masterminds of the dastardly act, after inquiries were made by some journalists.
A Fulani with a gun
Brig-Gen Abubakar said the army will team up with the police and other security outfits, in order to ensure the continuous protection of lives and properties, which is a major priority of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.
He added that the president has ordered the military to fish out those behind the killings, after so much public outcry.
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While explaining on the burning national issue, he said: “The issue of security of lives and property rests solely on the Armed Forces and other security agencies, not only to tackle the herdsmen, but also any other criminal gang internally and externally cannot be tolerated.
“You could recall that the President has given us a directive and it is something we must comply with like in other cases. We deployed our men for Operations against cattle rustling tagged Sharandaji, which is to ensure that no herdsmen involved in criminal activities are spared.
“Each and every one of us has a role to play: physical security, giving information, synergising with other stakeholders. That is what we are going to do like we are doing in the North East, Niger Delta and other parts of the country. It would involve not only the military.”
Boko Haram insurgents
The army chief, who also revealed the plan of the security agencies against the heinous crime by the marauding cattlemen said: “We must live in peace and be our brothers keepers in this time as conflict cannot be seeing as the answer to problems.
“We have been very proactive in the operations and a lot of successes have been recorded. The current resurgence of this issue of herdsmen is something which must be given a priority now that there is a glaring security threats to lives and property, which the Armed Forces and other security agencies cannot close its eyes to.
“The issue of security of lives and properties is very important and should not be politicised. The locals must ensure that they cooperate with the security agencies, who are deployed to ensure that there is maximum security of lives and property.
“I believe, with what we are planning to achieve, the issue of herdsmen’s threat would be drastically reduced,” he said.
Continuing, he said: “We are doing all we can to ensure that maximum measures are put in place to ensure that this kind of things are completely stopped and peace and order restored…
“And I believe the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), being the number one officer in the country, was briefed, and I believe we will come out with our own strategy in collaboration with other security agencies, on how to stop the excesses of the perpetrators of these killing of villagers and our citizens. It cannot be tolerated.”
Despite the warnings from groups like the Agbekoya Farmers and the Indigenous People of Biafra, regarding the excesses of some deadly Fulani herdsmen, the cattle rearers said, nobody has the right to restrict them from grazing their cattle in any part of the country.
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