Tag: Miyetti Allah
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Miyetti Allah’s threat to Saraki shows Buhari’s strong link to herdsmen – Omokri
Reno Omokri, a former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the call by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki should resign. The association said Saraki would be forced out of office if he refuses to resign his position immediately. MACBAN’s National Coordinator in Benue State, Alhaji Garus…
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Defection: Resign or we’ll force you out, Miyetti Allah warns Saraki
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association on Tuesday joined the league of people clamouring for the resignation of the President of Senate, Bukola Saraki. The group insisted that Saraki must resign his position immediately or be forced to do so. The national coordinator of the association in Benue State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, gave the warning…
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Killings: We are not criminals, police cannot invite us, Miyetti Allah replies Gowon
The National Coordinator of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Benue State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, has described the call for the interrogation of the leadership of Miyetti Allah by former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), over killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen as uncalled for and unbefitting of an elder statesman.…
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No plan to attack Cross River community – Miyetti Allah
The Cross River State Branch of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has debunked rumours that Fulani herdsmen were planning to attack residents of Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River. The Chairman of the association, Alhaji Hassan Abo, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar, described the…
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Killings: Miyetti Allah rejects calls for sack, replacement of service chiefs
The umbrella body of the Fulani social-cultural organisation in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has rejected calls in some quarters for the sacking and replacement of the service chiefs because of the gruesome and persistent killings going on in some parts of the country. The Secretary-General of the group, Saleh Al-Hassan, said this during an…
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Herder-farmers’ crises: Northern governors meet Miyetti Allah
The Northern States Governors’ Forum has held a meeting with the national leadership and state chapters of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to the continued clashes between herders and farmers across the federation. The meeting, which held in Sokoto, had in attendance NSGF chairman…
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God‘ll ask Buhari if he doesn’t help us – Miyetti Allah
Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Kwara State, Alhaji Usman Adamu, has expressed concern that President Muhammad Buhari is also not doing enough for the Fulani people despite being one of them. Besides, he urged the President not to forget the Fulani blood in his vein, warning that if he continues to neglect his…
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2019: Politicians using herdsmen/farmers’ clashes for selfish gains – Miyetti Allah
The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural Association, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Badejo on Wednesday in Kano said politicians are using the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers across the country for their selfish gains ahead of the 2019 elections. Badejo, who spoke to reporters in Kano, said the worrisome trend, over…
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Benue massacre: IGP retracts statements, promises to investigate Miyetti Allah cattle breeders
The Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday apologized to people of Benue State over his statement that the Fulani herdsmen attacks on people of the state were communal clashes. He gave the apology while addressing Benue stakeholders at the Government House in Makurdi. He said 10 mobile police units have been stationed in…
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Benue Massacre: Killer herdsmen not part of us – Miyetti Allah
A Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has distanced itself from gruesome killings that occurred in Benue State last week. The association said whoever perpetrated such crime is not a member of the socio-cultural group. They condemned the recent attack in Benue state, leading to death of innocent people including women and children. The…