Plateau Killings: Fulani Cattle Rearers React to Allegations of Killings

Posted by George on Thu 19th Oct, 2017 - tori.ng

Fulani herdsmen in Plateau have accused locals of the Bassa local government yesterday of killing a couple of their members as the tension in the Plateau region aggravates.

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The leadership of the association of cattle rearers in Plateau State - Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association Plateau State Chapter on the 17th of October, 2017 reacted to the indiscriminate killings in Irigwe, Bassa Local Government area which has led to about 29 deaths while hundreds of houses have been razed.

Read the official statement by the group below:

"We write to express our dismay over the killings and beheading of six (6) innocent Fulani cattle rearers on Sunday October 15, 2017 by the Irigwe militia in Kuri village of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state.

The incident occurred on Sunday October 15, 2017 at about 3pm when the Fulani, while grazing their cattle at kuri village in Bassa LGA were attacked, slaughtered, beheaded and their heads catered away by the Irigwe militia.

In addition, a total of forty (40) sheep nine (9) cows were machete and killed and a total of two hundred and thirty two (232) herds of cattle belonging to the families of the deceased persons were rustled.

The unfortunate incident was immediately reported to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Bassa Local Government Area and Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Sector 6, who visited the scene and confirmed the dead and burial.

MACBAN Plateau State chapter wholeheartedly condemns the killings of all innocent lives, destruction of properties and rustling of Fulani cows.

We also observed the unbalanced reporting of the incident by the media, where they neglected and refused to interview or contact the Fulani community to capture the killings of the six (6) deceased, 40 sheep and 9 cows machete to dead and the 232 rustled cows by the Irigwe militia.

We are peace loving people, therefore, calling on Plateau state Government and security operatives to investigate, fetch out the killers and take necessary action that will stop future recurrence.

Signed

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Nura Muhammad Abdullahi

Chairman MACBAN, Plateau state chapter.