Boko Haram militants kill 30 Nigerian herdsmen in north massacre
At least 30 ethnic Fulani herdsman were killed by Boko Haram militants in northern Nigerian last weekend when they raided the village of Alau in Borno state.
“One of the herdsmen escaped and confirmed to us that he is the only survivor,” Amadu Kusuri, the northeast coordinator of the Fulani Miyetti Allah Association, said Thursday. The Islamist insurgents also kidnapped women and children and stole livestock in the attack on April 24 , Babangida Ali, the brother of one of those killed in Alau, said by phone.
While Nigeria says it’s making progress in the battle against Boko Haram, which has waged a violent seven-year campaign to impose its version of Islamic law on Africa’s most populous nation, the group continues to carry out massacres in remote areas and suicide bombings in towns and cities.
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One of the benefits of ‘technical defeat’
Classical ruse! No pictures. Since 24th info just coming out. The sec gen of miyettiallah said days ago they are the victims. Henceforth you will see fulani herdsmen being painted as the victims. By the way I thought boko haram had been decapitated & demobilised?
Yeye dey smell big time
You the herdsmen can be contained! It’s unfortunate that it is boko-Haram that is checking the activities of these terrorists,I have said elsewhere that Nigerians must rise in self defense against the excesses of this group and the security agencies should rise up to the occasion,this is just an internal aggression for crying out loud!
This is a news item from Bloomberg and one is inclined to
take it with a pinch of salt. The latest we heard of Fulani Herdsmen was the
killings and destruction of properties in Enugu State last Monday or so. That
has raised a lot of dust because any reprisal from the indigenes of the
latest area affected may have dire
consequences given the incidents that led to the civil war, not to forget the
current agitations by some elements in the South East who want to remind all of
us about Biafra.
Agatu in Benue State was the last affected area by these
so-called Fulani Herdsmen atrocities. Now the Northern Governors are claiming
that the Fulani Herdsmen incidents were either being blown out of proportion or
that the culprits are not Fulani Herdsmen but hooligans. Why are we living in
denial? Why are we trying to defend the indefensible? Are we saying that somebody like Chief Olu
Falae who, according to reports, has been attached twice lying? Have we
forgotten so soon that the people of Plateau State have been living with this
problem for decades, beyond the Hausa/Fulani and Berom political problems of
that area? Has this same Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers conflict not happened in
some parts of Oyo and Oshun States some years ago when some leaders of the North
rose to defense of the Fulani’s rights to raise their cows anywhere in the
country?
Even if these culprits are not Fulani Herdsmen but hoodlums
does that mean those are the receiving end, in any part of the country, be it
Taraba, Zamfara or Enugu State, should not have the security agencies to come
to their aid? If as we are being told 16,000 Fulani Herdsmen have lost their
lives from these conflicts with Farmers since 1999, why is it now that those
who are defending them speaking out? If these people speaking for them value
their lives as they want us to believe, why have they waited until now before
speaking out, since 1999?
Our leaders should stop treating us as if we all cannot
think, reason and see through their attempts to pull the wool over our eyes.
“All lives matter, Nigerian lives too, irrespective of which ethnic group
or part of the Country”. More importantly, our leaders should stop playing
stupid politics with every issue and be true to themselves instead of trying to
be clever by half. By the grace of God Nigeria will survive the Boko Haram
insurgency, but we must not solve one problem only to create another one.
Lol! Don’t believe this trash. Bubu and FG are trynna distract us from campaigning against the murderous Fulani savage herdsmen cuz they all fulanis/hausas and got interest in cattle rearing industry.
That’s turnaround for you.what are they still doing in the bush if they have nothing with BH.
If this will turn into a full battle between the two terrorist sides that will be a welcomed development.
Let them maintain this mode.
The Almighty Jehovah assured his children ”….I will turn your enemies against themselves”
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