Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has told the Fulani herdsmen living inside the forests and bushes in southern Nigeria to return to the north if they are being warned to vacate the forests reserves of the host communities.
Fulani herdsmen have been ordered to vacate the southern forest reserves within 14 days and rent an accommodation in the towns as well as building a ranch to rear their cattle as every other Nigerians do in the north.
This order, however, was in compliance with the 1969 Nigeria's Anti-Grazing law that prohibits open grazing, following the precipitated destruction of farmlands and other heinous crimes perpetrated by the Fulani killer herdsmen.
In a Statement issued by the spokesman of NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed as obtained by Nigerian Tribune on Thursday, NEF also called upon the northern governors to be ready to receive the Fulani community who would return as a result of the ejection.
“If communities in parts of the country insist that the lawful Fulani is unwelcome and has no right to their security, then the Forum will advise them to relocate to the north. “Northern governors should move urgently to prepare to receive Fulani communities being forcefully ejected.” a Part of the statement read.
Recall that the NEF on Wednesday, January 27 asserted that the appointment of the new Service Chiefs by President Buhari would not automatically end the security challenges in the country. The forum also advised the president to summon a meeting of governors and security chiefs to de-escalate the recent tension in the southwest region of the country.
In a related development, ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has claimed that northern Nigeria is better than other regions in the country. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain went on to say the north has all it takes to secede from Nigeria and succeed, while claiming that other regions in the country will suffer if northern Nigeria breaks away.
Meanwhile, the federal government has called on Nigerians to put unity and peace above all, especially in light of the simmering tension in Ondo and some parts of Oyo state.
The government implored all citizens in the country to exercise restraint and pursue active efforts on how to use the tools of constructive dialogue, good neighborliness, and the primacy of peace-building as ways of dousing anger and resentment that can only lead to anarchy.
Reviewed by Okenwa Chinedu
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February 04, 2021
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