Any further attacks on Fulanis in Southwest will trigger war —Saleh Alhassan, The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah

Saleh Alhassan, The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah has said that Any further attacks on Fulanis in Southwest will trigger war. In his statement he went further to say;

“ We don ’t support crime . So, I’ m not saying there are no Fulani that are criminals , there are, like other tribes, but don ’t destroy their profession . It ’s not good for the country . If everything busts, it ’ s to the advantage of the herders because we are not even enjoying the federation .

“ We are even bidding for restructuring of the country ; let every part go , so we can say this is where we are. As it is now , there is no form of marginalisation we are not seeing in this country . Everywhere we are being marginalised. You think we will accept Nigeria where we don ’t have access to land to feed our animals and you think there will be peace ?”

“ The mistake people make is that they think when they put pressure on herders they are getting at President ( Muhammadu) Buhari. Buhari has no relationship with the herders. That is the truth . When people say he is our grandpatron , was Jonathan from the South -South not our grandpatron ?

“ If the President is a Fulani, it doesn ’t in any way affect the life of a herder . In fact , they are worse off under Buhari. What are they benefitting ? They don ’t access any government facility or social amenity , yet they are responsible for the bulk of animal protein we produce in this country . I think it ’ s deliberate for people to think otherwise.

“ Buhari has not done anything for us other than creating enemies for us. Herders are being chased around . Let us look at the larger picture and not allow enemies penetrate us. If Buhari loves the herders , he would have created the grazing reserves for them .”

“ Our fear is for these people not to be radicalised , and people who accuse herders of committing crimes should get the security agents to arrest and prosecute them , ” he added