FEDERAL Government has given assurance to bring the incessant
attacks of the Fulani herdsmen against the hosting communities across the
country to a permanent end stating that the government contrary to perceptions
in some quarters, the federal government is highly worried and have been
working towards stopping the menace.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina, he refuted the allegations that the federal
government has failed to address the issues as expected adding that President
Mohammadu Buhari has not been silent on the matter.
“It is not true the President is sectional and that he has been silent
on the Fulani herdsmen crisis because he is a Fulani. That is not true. The
President has not been silent on the matter. It is unfortunate that some people
choose what they want to hear.
The President has spoken against the crisis many
times. We also issued a press statement on the matter. No stone will be left
unturned in finding a lasting solution to the crisis”, he said.
It will be recalled that following the continuous terrorist
attacks by the herdsmen on innocent Nigerians leading to loss of lives and
properties at random, several organizations had petitioned the federal
government over the ugly developments.
A frontline pan-Igbo association, Igboekulie recently called on
the government to act swiftly against the excesses of this group which it said
was capable of plaguing the nation into a regrettable situation. The
association in a statement signed by its President, Prince Ben Onuora condemned
the bill which proposed to give the federal government access to all lands for
grazing arguing the rationale behind the move whereby all other businesses by
other citizens from other geographical zones are operated accordingly without
infringning on the rights and lands of another. It therefore enjoined the group
to emulate other geographical zones by leasing ranches as part of the
investment in their businesses.
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