Elder statesman, Senator Walid Jibrin, has kicked against the formation of any herdsmen vigilance group in the South East.
Senator Jibrin made the call to Fulani associations in Nigeria in light of the reactions that has trailed the idea of the formation of such groups.
According to Leadership Newspaper, the Sarkin Fulani made this call in Kaduna where he instead called for a round table discussion in other to promote unity between farmers and herdsmen for peaceful coexistence.
Senator Jibrin said “the issues of conflict between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria is becoming a matter of concern and the need to avoid any act that will further escalate the situation should be avoided.
“It is in my view that forming the Herdsmen Vigilatee group in the South will only aggravate the situation instead of solving it. The Fulani leader said the peace conference should be headed by the Federal Government and it should be devoid of any personal, political and tribal interest.
” After the meeting of all the Fulani Associations, their recommendations should be presented to Fulani Emirs and Elders under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto who should thereafter invite all the State Governors to the discuss issues raised in their recommendations.
“During the meeting of the Fulani Associations with all the Ardos in Nigeria, issues to discuss should include problems associated with grazing for herdsmen putting into consideration new method of grazing and special cattle routes. I urge all Fulani leaders and elders to come out and help in solving this problem while calling on all the Governors in the South East and other States in the South to remain calm as all efforts are on to solve this problem,” the statement said.
Further, it said “May I again enlighten Nigerians that not all Fulani’s are Herdsmen and that Fulani’s are peace loving people and will certainly do every thing possible to bring the situation to normalcy.
“All of us must be security conscious, all politicians must come together by burying their differences in solving the security matter in Nigeria.”
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