To combat insecurity, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has called for establishment of Fulani Youth
Vigilante body in the South-East to complement those in their host communities’
and other constituted security apparatus in the zone.
The cattle breeders made the request just as the South-East
governors told them that nobody in the zone was against cattle rearing but that
it was paramount for everyone to understand that there are rules of engagement
in every relationship, including that of herders and farmers.
President-General of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo said the group would resist Fulani
vigilantes in Igboland, while the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation,
Afenifere, described the proposal as a provocative agenda.
Reacting to MACBAN’s call, Ohanaeze Ndigbo leader, Chief
Nnia Nwodo, said Ndigbo will resist the proposal for the establishment of
Fulani Youths Vigilante in Igboland. Accusing the herdsmen of violating Igbo
women in their farms, among other crimes, Nwodo noted that if such request was
granted the herdsmen, it will spell doom for Igboland. Nwodo said:
“Ohanaeze vehemently opposes any attempt by Miyetti Allah to
establish any form of vigilante group in Igboland. These are people who have
ravaged our farms, raped our women and slaughtered their husbands. As at today,
they technically enjoy immunity from arrest and prosecution. They freely
display AK-47 rifles not permitted to be used by civilians.
“Extending this measure to them will turn them into an army
of occupation and invite unavoidable confrontations with our youths. We will
resist such a policy with every might available to us.”
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