Herdsmen killings: The world is watching a repeat of Rwanda – Middle Belt group
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26/04/2018
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| FULANI HERDSMEN |
May
head to ICC, ECOWAS Court ABUJA—WORRIED by the high rate at which
ethnic nationalities are being cleansed by suspected herdsmen in the
Middle Belt region, a socio-economic group, the Middle Belt Forum, MDF,
said it is considering the option of taking the pogrom to the
International Court of Justice, ICC, The Hague, to avert a repeat of the
Rwandan genocide in Nigeria.
The forum, which
expressed grave concerns over the ongoing killings of natives by
herdsmen in the region, especially in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Plateau
and Kogi states, regretted that the world is watching while the
situation is gradually snowballing into another Rwanda.
Speaking in Abuja, the President of Middle Belt forum, Dr. Bala Takaya,
said the next line of action if the killings continue unabated might be
to go to ICC, ECOWAS Court, or to other areas of redress.
According to him, “That is part of our dealings and I don’t think I have
to go into detail as to what we are doing about that right now. But we
are concerned that this thing is in public, worldwide, just like it
happened in Rwanda, the world was watching and killings were going on
until the whole thing came to a point where hundreds of thousands of
lives were lost before the world woke up to realise that they could have
done something to stop the killings in Rwanda. And similarly, this is
happening in Nigeria.
“It started gradually in Rwanda. And it is starting gradually here in
Nigeria. Probably, even at a higher speed in Nigeria. But the world is
watching. Newspapers are reporting, you have embassies in Nigeria, of
the metropolitan countries, I believe they are filing reports to their
principals in their countries and the world is doing nothing.
“Must we be wiped out like mosquitoes before they wake up and realise
that our people have gone? That is the point that we are making. As to
go to ICC, ECOWAS Court, or other areas of redress, leave that one for
us; maybe it is next thing we will address.”
The Forum, however, blamed the ongoing pogrom and wanton destruction of
lives and property of Middle Belt aborigines by Fulani herdsmen on
lopsided appointments of security chiefs, and urged President Muhammadu
Buhari to immediately restructure the security architecture to reflect
the Federal character as stipulated in the Nigerian constitution.
Dr. Takaya said the killer Fulani herdsmen are now a law onto
themselves, adding, “They kill, maim and rape at will. They even brag
that in this (Middle Belt) region they (the killer Fulani) have immunity
that is superior even to those of our governors and their deputies.”
He continued: “As such, in the Middle Belt region, lives of human
beings are now cheaper than those of cows. Hundreds of lives are being
lost in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Southern Kaduna, Plateau and recently,
Kogi State. There is virtually no part of the Middle Belt of Nigeria
that is peaceful, making even feeding a major problem. On another side,
we do not consider it amusing that the killer Fulani militias
demonstrate their power or influence over this government by always
choosing to strike as soon as the President rounds off a tour of the
despoiled states with even greater viciousness.
“President Buhari should proscribe and declare Fulani herdsmen militia a
terrorist organisation immediately. He should remember that even the
Global Terrorist index Fulani herdsmen as the fourth most dangerous
group in the world.’’
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/herdsmen-killings-world-watching-repeat-rwanda-middle-belt-group/
The
forum, which expressed grave concerns over the ongoing killings of
natives by herdsmen in the region, especially in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue,
Plateau and Kogi states, regretted that the world is watching while the
situation is gradually snowballing into another Rwanda. Speaking in
Abuja, the President of Middle Belt forum, Dr. Bala Takaya, said the
next line of action if the killings continue unabated might be to go to
ICC, ECOWAS Court, or to other areas of redress. According to him, “That
is part of our dealings and I don’t think I have to go into detail as
to what we are doing about that right now. But we are concerned that
this thing is in public, worldwide, just like it happened in Rwanda, the
world was watching and killings were going on until the whole thing
came to a point where hundreds of thousands of lives were lost before
the world woke up to realise that they could have done something to stop
the killings in Rwanda. And similarly, this is happening in Nigeria.
“It started gradually in Rwanda. And it is starting gradually here in
Nigeria. Probably, even at a higher speed in Nigeria. But the world is
watching. Newspapers are reporting, you have embassies in Nigeria, of
the metropolitan countries, I believe they are filing reports to their
principals in their countries and the world is doing nothing. “Must we
be wiped out like mosquitoes before they wake up and realise that our
people have gone? That is the point that we are making. As to go to ICC,
ECOWAS Court, or other areas of redress, leave that one for us; maybe
it is next thing we will address.” The Forum, however, blamed the
ongoing pogrom and wanton destruction of lives and property of Middle
Belt aborigines by Fulani herdsmen on lopsided appointments of security
chiefs, and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately restructure
the security architecture to reflect the Federal character as stipulated
in the Nigerian constitution. Dr. Takaya said the killer Fulani
herdsmen are now a law onto themselves, adding, “They kill, maim and
rape at will. They even brag that in this (Middle Belt) region they (the
killer Fulani) have immunity that is superior even to those of our
governors and their deputies.” He continued: “As such, in the Middle
Belt region, lives of human beings are now cheaper than those of cows.
Hundreds of lives are being lost in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Southern
Kaduna, Plateau and recently, Kogi State. There is virtually no part of
the Middle Belt of Nigeria that is peaceful, making even feeding a major
problem. On another side, we do not consider it amusing that the killer
Fulani militias demonstrate their power or influence over this
government by always choosing to strike as soon as the President rounds
off a tour of the despoiled states with even greater viciousness.
“President Buhari should proscribe and declare Fulani herdsmen militia a
terrorist organisation immediately. He should remember that even the
Global Terrorist index Fulani herdsmen as the fourth most dangerous
group in the world.
May
head to ICC, ECOWAS Court ABUJA—WORRIED by the high rate at which
ethnic nationalities are being cleansed by suspected herdsmen in the
Middle Belt region, a socio-economic group, the Middle Belt Forum, MDF,
said it is considering the option of taking the pogrom to the
International Court of Justice, ICC, The Hague, to avert a repeat of the
Rwandan genocide in Nigeria.
The forum, which
expressed grave concerns over the ongoing killings of natives by
herdsmen in the region, especially in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Plateau
and Kogi states, regretted that the world is watching while the
situation is gradually snowballing into another Rwanda.
Speaking in Abuja, the President of Middle Belt forum, Dr. Bala Takaya,
said the next line of action if the killings continue unabated might be
to go to ICC, ECOWAS Court, or to other areas of redress.
According to him, “That is part of our dealings and I don’t think I have
to go into detail as to what we are doing about that right now. But we
are concerned that this thing is in public, worldwide, just like it
happened in Rwanda, the world was watching and killings were going on
until the whole thing came to a point where hundreds of thousands of
lives were lost before the world woke up to realise that they could have
done something to stop the killings in Rwanda. And similarly, this is
happening in Nigeria.
“It started gradually in Rwanda. And it is starting gradually here in
Nigeria. Probably, even at a higher speed in Nigeria. But the world is
watching. Newspapers are reporting, you have embassies in Nigeria, of
the metropolitan countries, I believe they are filing reports to their
principals in their countries and the world is doing nothing.
“Must we be wiped out like mosquitoes before they wake up and realise
that our people have gone? That is the point that we are making. As to
go to ICC, ECOWAS Court, or other areas of redress, leave that one for
us; maybe it is next thing we will address.”
The Forum, however, blamed the ongoing pogrom and wanton destruction of
lives and property of Middle Belt aborigines by Fulani herdsmen on
lopsided appointments of security chiefs, and urged President Muhammadu
Buhari to immediately restructure the security architecture to reflect
the Federal character as stipulated in the Nigerian constitution.
Dr. Takaya said the killer Fulani herdsmen are now a law onto
themselves, adding, “They kill, maim and rape at will. They even brag
that in this (Middle Belt) region they (the killer Fulani) have immunity
that is superior even to those of our governors and their deputies.”
He continued: “As such, in the Middle Belt region, lives of human
beings are now cheaper than those of cows. Hundreds of lives are being
lost in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Southern Kaduna, Plateau and recently,
Kogi State. There is virtually no part of the Middle Belt of Nigeria
that is peaceful, making even feeding a major problem. On another side,
we do not consider it amusing that the killer Fulani militias
demonstrate their power or influence over this government by always
choosing to strike as soon as the President rounds off a tour of the
despoiled states with even greater viciousness.
“President Buhari should proscribe and declare Fulani herdsmen militia a
terrorist organisation immediately. He should remember that even the
Global Terrorist index Fulani herdsmen as the fourth most dangerous
group in the world.’’
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/herdsmen-killings-world-watching-repeat-rwanda-middle-belt-group/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/herdsmen-killings-world-watching-repeat-rwanda-middle-belt-group/
The
forum, which expressed grave concerns over the ongoing killings of
natives by herdsmen in the region, especially in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue,
Plateau and Kogi states, regretted that the world is watching while the
situation is gradually snowballing into another Rwanda. Speaking in
Abuja, the President of Middle Belt forum, Dr. Bala Takaya, said the
next line of action if the killings continue unabated might be to go to
ICC, ECOWAS Court, or to other areas of redress. According to him, “That
is part of our dealings and I don’t think I have to go into detail as
to what we are doing about that right now. But we are concerned that
this thing is in public, worldwide, just like it happened in Rwanda, the
world was watching and killings were going on until the whole thing
came to a point where hundreds of thousands of lives were lost before
the world woke up to realise that they could have done something to stop
the killings in Rwanda. And similarly, this is happening in Nigeria.
“It started gradually in Rwanda. And it is starting gradually here in
Nigeria. Probably, even at a higher speed in Nigeria. But the world is
watching. Newspapers are reporting, you have embassies in Nigeria, of
the metropolitan countries, I believe they are filing reports to their
principals in their countries and the world is doing nothing. “Must we
be wiped out like mosquitoes before they wake up and realise that our
people have gone? That is the point that we are making. As to go to ICC,
ECOWAS Court, or other areas of redress, leave that one for us; maybe
it is next thing we will address.” The Forum, however, blamed the
ongoing pogrom and wanton destruction of lives and property of Middle
Belt aborigines by Fulani herdsmen on lopsided appointments of security
chiefs, and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately restructure
the security architecture to reflect the Federal character as stipulated
in the Nigerian constitution. Dr. Takaya said the killer Fulani
herdsmen are now a law onto themselves, adding, “They kill, maim and
rape at will. They even brag that in this (Middle Belt) region they (the
killer Fulani) have immunity that is superior even to those of our
governors and their deputies.” He continued: “As such, in the Middle
Belt region, lives of human beings are now cheaper than those of cows.
Hundreds of lives are being lost in Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Southern
Kaduna, Plateau and recently, Kogi State. There is virtually no part of
the Middle Belt of Nigeria that is peaceful, making even feeding a major
problem. On another side, we do not consider it amusing that the killer
Fulani militias demonstrate their power or influence over this
government by always choosing to strike as soon as the President rounds
off a tour of the despoiled states with even greater viciousness.
“President Buhari should proscribe and declare Fulani herdsmen militia a
terrorist organisation immediately. He should remember that even the
Global Terrorist index Fulani herdsmen as the fourth most dangerous
group in the world.
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