Explaining the role of the army in the village, he said, “We have told them to leave. “After destroying our crops, we have no right to talk. “Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Massacre Christians after Baby Dedication in Nigeria,” Morning Star News, April 18, 2019: JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 17 Christians who had gathered after a baby dedication at a church in central Nigeria, … "Land-use contest" Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 16 Christians in separate attacks in Plateau state this month amid a spate of violence carried out by various groups against believers in Nigeria. The two groups want access to good agricultural land at Nigeria’s center, called the “Middle Belt.” Herdsmen have participated in the killing of 13,079 Christians between 2001-2019, according to estimates from the International Committee on Nigeria. 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The statement noted that children confirmed to be bona fide citizens of Kaduna State would be relocated to their local governments of origin and handed over to the Local Government Council officials for documentation, registration and future enrollment into schools under the care of their parents or guardians. According to reports, Udam, who is a Managing Partner at Orkar, Udam and Associates (Attorneys and Legal Consultants), was killed alongside his wife, Nkechi, at Agboughul area of Makurdi on his birthday by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The statement explained that since March 2020, 31,092 Almajiri children have been repatriated to their states of origin since the Northern Governors Forum decided to jointly end the abuses associated with the Almajiri system. Others are Niger: 5, Kwara: 4, Kogi: 2, Oyo: 2, Kaduna: 68, Niger Republic: 5, Burkina Faso: 3 and Benin Republic: 1. In their reactions, the people lamented the spate of killings in Ogun State, especially in the border communities, blaming unemployment for the recent crisis. 160 children have been rescued by the Kaduna State Government Task Force on COVID-19 related regulations from locations that are deemed as unauthorised and unlicensed. “Fulani herders kill farmers at will in the interior places. The statement gives the number of children per their state of origin as; Kebbi: 16, FCT Abuja: 2, Katsina: 15, Kano: 15, Zamfara: 8, Sokoto: 1 and Nasarawa: 12. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Fulani Herdsmen crisis in Nigeria In Abuja, on February 9, 2018, the press service of the President told reporters that the Nigerian Government policy of some land transferring for pasture is … The Speaker, in his condolence message, prayed God to grant his gentle soul eternal rest and avail his family and all Nigerians, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. Confirming the situation in the community, Ogun State Secretary, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Biodun Ogunjimi, said the rural communities in the state, including Eggua have been experiencing brutal assaults by killer herdsmen, without any solution in sight. Fulani herdsmen, customs officers killing us like goats – Ogun residents tell Buhari. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. A + A-Print Email. Adegbite said government would not rest until the excesses of customs officers in Ogun and Nigeria in general are addressed. He described Late Kanu as a thoroughbred soldier and consistent fighter for equity, justice and fairness, who dedicated his last days to work for the restructuring of the country. Nigeria enters worst recession in decades, It’s China’s refinery – Bamgbose makes revelations about Buhari govt’s MoU with Niger Republic, Nigerians mock Buhari as Pigeons refuse to fly at Armed Forces Remembrance [Video], President Buhari makes new appointments, renews others at River Basin Development Authorities. The hundreds of deaths of settled Christian farmers in Nigeria at the hands of nomadic Muslim Fulani herdsmen “extremists” over the last few years have met the standards for “genocide,” a pro-religious minorities NGO recently argued to the International Criminal Court … Adeluyi said unemployment is the root cause of all social vices, and charged governments at all levels to keep the youths off the streets by getting them gainfully employed. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), the police and our traditional ruler should be aware. “They went as far as burning down the houses of our people in the village. August 4, 2019. Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria. Ogun indigenes also decried the deplorable conditions of federal roads in the state, while adding that the people are hungry as a result of border closure. According to a Human Rights Watch report of December 2013 violence between Fulani herdsmen, farmers and local communities had killed 3,000 people since 2010. Saturday, November 21, 2020 Fashola MC POSCABA 0 Latest News in Nigeria. At a town hall meeting organised by the Minister for Mines and Steels Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, in Ijebu-Ode, Ilaro and Abeokuta on Friday, youths, women and elders of Ogun State bared their minds on ways to prevent a repeat of the recent #EndSARS protest. WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative stories, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro and Entertainment. © 2021 - Within Nigeria. A statement by the Special Adviser to governor El-Rufai on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, explained that some of the rescued children according to Kaduna State government, ‘are toddlers who are not yet able to properly identify themselves’. The Speaker described the death of Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (Rtd), as a huge loss to Abia State in particular and Nigeria in general. They did not come through the proper channel. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari visits Plateau State, where police said at least 86 people were killed by armed herdsmen on June 26, 2018. Yoruba leaders claimed the murdered herdsmen were kidnappers while Fulani leaders claimed they were innocent herders. Then, we now saw the presence of the army. According to him, officers of the NCS need to be sensitised, stressing that “it is far better for a smuggler to escape than to kill an innocent soul.”. Wale Odunsi. Published . The herdsmen predominately belong to the Fulani tribe from the arid north, while Christians, including Catholics, dominate the south’s verdant farmlands. The Fulani herdsmen killed 1,229 in 2014; most deaths occurred in the Nigerian middle ecological belt of Nigeria, in particular in the states of Benue, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Taraba, which recorded 847 deaths. The number one lawmaker in Abia State lamented that Admiral Kanu departed at a time his wealth of experience and counsel as an accomplished soldier and a seasoned administrator was needed most in both Abia State and Nigeria. According to Olamilekan, herdsmen have continued to destroy farms as their cows graze on crops. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says terrorists and jihadist herdsmen have infiltrated every part of Nigeria with the sole aim of killing people. This has to stop. Tajudeen alleged that many have been killed this year by the customs officers, begging the President to stop NCS officers from shooting within the communities if they fail to seize contraband at the borders. Chinedum Orji, the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, has reacted to the demise of an ex-Imo and Lagos States Military Administrator, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, Rtd. on. States in Nigeria’s middle belt have been rocked by attacks from suspected Fulani herdsmen in a new wave of violence which primarily stems from disputes over grazing areas for cattle. Otti condoled the deceased’s wife, Chief Mrs Gladys Ndubuisi Kanu, the entire family and the people of Isuikwuato on the passage of the Rear Admiral, praying for the repose of his soul. Accept JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 17 Christians who had gathered after a baby dedication at a church in central Nigeria, including the mother of the child, sources said. Operatives of the Oyo State security network, Amoketun, on Saturday debunked reports that it clashed with Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa. Then the Fulani people will be called for a meeting. In the same development, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former GMD Diamond Bank Plc, Dr. Alex Otti is saddened over the demise of a former military governor of Lagos and old Imo states, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Rtd. They mounted a roadblock at Kajola market in Kara-Shangisha, Eggua. One of the victims, identified as Popoola Olugbenga, whose vegetables farm was also destroyed, told newsmen on Wednesday. Fulani herdsmen or Fulani pastoralists are nomadic or semi-nomadic Fulani people whose primary occupation is raising livestock. Many communities, particularly in the North Central and South-Eastern states, have also recently faced severe attacks allegedly perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen. Moses Udam, a well known Benue lawyer and human rights activist, and his wife have been murdered. Eggua community in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, was reportedly attacked by Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday, destroying crops worth N500m and raping women. Recently, they killed a father, his wife and three children in Oja-Odan, Yewa North. In his words, the former Chairman of Imeko-Afon Local Government, Hon. Most of the children according to officials who rescued them were found in locations operating in violation of regulations that had ordered the closure of all schools since December 2020. The army personnel have to leave our community because they are here to intimidate us. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Friday, Otti disclosed that the death came to him as a shock because the late statesman spoke with him a few days before the end of 2020, and regretted that death took the retired military chief when the nation needed to tap more from his wealth of experience as a nationalist and an accomplished senior Nigerian military officer. Residents of Ogun State have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they were being killed by Fulani herdsmen and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). “As part of the implementation of this policy, Kaduna State has received 1,118 children from the state who were relocated from other states,” the statement explained. Hon. Violence between Fulani herdsmen and local communities is located in Nigeria’s middle belt regions (refer to Centre of Operations). In northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, a group of armed Fulani herdsmen shot David Titus to death on Oct. 17 as was returning to Nega village from nearby Bang village, according to Aslem Nuhu Kyauta, a community leader and a resident of Numan town. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. An armed militia of Muslim Fulani herdsmen took part in a series of Christmas season massacres that resulted in the deaths of 18 Christians and abductions and assaults on two pastors and one pastors' … By. Attacks have also taken place in the northwest Nigeria against farmers who are mainly Hausa people. Read More. “Since then KDSG has undertaken a continuous exercise to identify locations where these children are being kept and taken steps to rescue them from such places and reunite them with their patents to continue their education. This is getting too much and nobody is doing anything about it,” Olamilekan lamented. They maim them and rape their women and daughters constantly. On Saturday, about seven persons were reportedly killed as Fulani herdsmen and the Amotekun clashed at Aiyete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the State. When our women were going to the river during the day, they attacked again and raped both the married women and their daughters. Eggua community in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, was reportedly attacked by Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday, destroying crops worth N500m and raping women. THE Commandant, Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd. However, the Oyo There have been reports of more violence against Christians by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's Kaduna state. Fulani her… Their presence is not known to the police. “He was shot and killed on the spot,” Kyauta told Morning Star News by text message. While declaring the meetings open, Adegbite told the people that President Buhari had sent his appointees back to their home states to feel the pulse of Nigerians in order to forestall a repeat of youths restiveness that could give birth to carnage, killings, arson and breakdown of law and order. Residents of Ogun State have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they were being killed by Fulani herdsmen and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Conflicting Versions Of Amotekun Killing of Fulani Killer Herdsmen. They were sitting with the Fulani people. It explained that the children are being profiled, documented and subjected to health checks, including tests for COVID-19 infections, stressing that after which they would be transported to their states of origin and handed over to the relevant officials. They burnt the barns where crops were kept. If we talk, these Fulani herdsmen will kill us like goats. Insecurity is not only in the North, we are facing hell as farmers in Ogun rural communities,” Ogunjimi said. We told them that in the past, we always have a joint task force that defends the community. ), has said there were no clashes between the men of the corps and Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa and One Ogun axes of Oyo State. Children from ECOWAS countries, according to the statement, would be handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service for the necessary attention. A meeting was held on Wednesday and the resolution was that the military men should evacuate the community, and then the next line of action would be taken. They called on the President to put an end to incessant killings and youths unemployment. All Rights Reserved. We have had a series of peaceful meetings with them in the past, but they don’t follow the guidelines given by the security agents.”. The Fulani herdsmen are largely located in the Sahel and semi-arid parts of West Africa, but due to relatively recent changes in climate patterns, many herdsmen have moved further south into the savannah and tropical forest belt of West Africa. Tosin Adeluyi, called on the Federal Government to see to the development of border areas, saying the agency put in charge of that responsibility has not been doing anything in Ogun State. He revealed that the population of the nation is growing faster than the nation’s revenue, urging all Nigerians to be productive. It added that the rights of the children described as Almajirai have to be treated with dignity accorded all other children as a matter of fairness and equality of treatment that no responsible government should ignore. January 10, 2021 0. Kenyan pastor sentenced to 140 years in prison for impregnating his…, “We discovered it was the herders that brought them (army). The implication is that there are Fulani herdsmen resident in virtually every state in the federation. Residents of Ogun State have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they were being killed by Fulani herdsmen and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Notify me of follow-up comments by email. “When we noticed the atrocities that were carried out, we assembled a team to meet with them. We want the military to first leave our village. DAILY POST reports that retired Rear Admiral, Ndubuisi Kanu, 78, passed away on Wednesday in a hospital after a brief illness. Your email address will not be published. Rt. Herder-famer conflicts' in Nigeria have mainly involved disputes over land resources between mostly Muslim Fulani herders and mostly Christian farmers across Nigeria but more devastating in the Middle Belt (North Central) since the return of democracy in 1999. In his words, Adebiyi Adeyinka Tajudeen from Yewa South said customs officers have been killing Ogun people like goats, all in the name of chasing suspected smugglers. Fulani herdsmen and farmers conflict in Nigeria is a land resource based conflict in north-eastern Nigeria. Oyo State Security Network or Amotekun has reportedly killed seven herdsmen at Tapa in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of the state. We can’t continue like this. Responding, the Minister assured the people that their requests would get to the President. If they don’t agree to abide by our rules and terms, they can’t live peacefully with us, they have to leave our community too,” Olugbenga added. “We are law-abiding citizens in Eggua, but we know our rights. “They came in their numbers at night; they did not only destroy the crops on the farms, they also went to the barns to destroy and burn them,” Olugbenga lamented. 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Killings in Nigeria: Onaiyekan issues warning to herdsmen, Fulani leaders. One of the victims, identified as Popoola Olugbenga, whose vegetables farm … Olayanju said this following the viral report alleging that the security operatives killed some Fulani herdsmen in those […] The statement noted, “By keeping children in unauthorised places, the locations were also in contravention of KDSG land use regulations and inconsistent with the policy of repatriation of Almajiri to their states and local governments of origin to continue their education under the care of their parents, and in properly registered and regulated schools.”. 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