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FG Opens Up On Paying N100bn To Miyetti Allah To Stop Kidnapping

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4 years ago

Jan 25, 2021.

Rachel Okporu

The federal government of Nigeria has denied paying members of the Miyetti Allah to stop killings and kidnappings in Nigeria.
Reacting via the official federal government Twitter account @NigeriaGov, denied the claims in the video.

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Reacting to a video making the rounds on social media platforms, the federal government of Nigeria denied paying N100bn to members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for them to stop killings and kidnappings in Nigeria.

An old video claiming the government negotiated with the Miyetti Allah and agreed to pay them the huge amount resurfaced on the internet over the weekend.

The video which has gone viral and has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of Nigerians and also shared by veteran Journalist Dele Momodu claimed the government
offered money to Miyetti Allah in 2019 for them to stop kidnapping people.

However, a reaction via the official federal government Twitter account @NigeriaGov, denied the claims in the video.

It also recalled that the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu had denied the claims in the video when it first surfaced in May, 2019.

The tweet Reads:
The information contained in this video, which first made the rounds two years ago, is absolute falsehood. According to @GarShehu at the time: “That is an absolute falsehood. In all of those meetings, nothing like money was discussed.

The information contained in this video, which first made the rounds two years ago, is absolute falsehood. According to @GarShehu at the time: “That is an absolute falsehood. In all of those meetings, nothing like money was discussed.” https://t.co/13EJrtRP3H https://t.co/edWvo0wRdA

— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) January 24, 2021