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South West Food Blockade Will Continue Until Fulani Are Safe – Miyetti Allah

Miyetti Allah Association of Cattle Breeders says the obstruction of food items and cattles to the south west via Kwara State will persist if nothing is done to address the attack and harassment of Fulani in the region.

Coordinator of the Kwara State chapter of the association, Aliyu Mohammed, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Ilorin on Sunday after a crucial meeting.

He said the measure was a warning shot to ensure a peaceful operation of businesses by the Fulani and to end the harassment of the tribe in the south.

He also said not all Fulani are criminals, noting that every society and ethnic group has good and bad people.

Mohammed insisted that “It is not only Fulanis that commit crimes in the country, but it was sad that everything happening now is heaped on Fulani herdsmen.”

The coordinator said the association was ready to fish out the bad eggs in their midst.

According to him, “We have concluded at our meeting today that anybody who comes to Kwara State claiming to be Fulani herder under questionable circumstances, will be reported to the security agencies for necessary action.

“Our vigilantes will monitor the bush and the forests where there are no security agencies and report suspected cattle rustlers who disguise as cattle herders to perpetrate crimes,” he added.

Mohammed appealed to the Federal government to arrest Sunday Igboho, who evicted the Fulani from Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State, for the alleged destruction of their properties and killing of their people.

He, however, commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for his statesmanship in accommodating and cooperating to ensure the safe landing of Fulanis in the state.