The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has directed Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to identify and apprehend herdsmen behind killings in Nigeria within two months.
The Sultan gave the ordered during the formal swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected executives of MACBAN in Sokoto, on Tuesday.
He also charged the leadership of MACBAN to find out whether Fulani herdsmen are actually responsible for the killings across the country or not.
Abubakar said: “To you the newly elected leadership of MACBAN, I want to remind you that your task is a very challenging one. Don’t forget that Fulanis are also being killed in Nigeria and no media attention is given to it.
“However, we are giving you two months to go round the entire country and find out why Fulanis are accused of being behind the killings. Go and find out who are those Fulanis doing the killings. Also find out if it is other people that are doing the killings and are accusing the Fulanis. Please, we want to get the truth from you within two months.
“We are not ashamed to be called Fulanis because Fulanis are not trouble makers. Despite the fact that any wrong doing in Nigeria now is erroneously said to be caused by Fulanis.
“We however want people to know that though there might be bad ones amongst the Fulanis, just like there are in every race, that is not enough justification to generalise that all Fulanis are bad.”
