The Taraba State Chapter of Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has apprehended and handed over eleven suspected criminals to the Nigerian Police at Maraban kunini, on Sunday
According to the State Chairman of MACBAN, Sahabi Tukur, the gesture was in line with their earlier pledge before the Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Tafida and State Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Sokoya that they would do everything possible to expose the bad eggs amongst them.
He also revealed in a communiqué that ” Those who repent would be documented, while those that refuse to repent and stop kidnapping and other crimes would equally be handed over to security agents to face the appropriate laws of the land.
” We have agreed not to harbour criminals, even if they are our biological children, and we have sworn to an oath to expose their sponsors no matter their standing in the society, “
Meanwhile, Tukur also intimated that a committee consisting of many of their kinsmen across the state would be working with the police and other security agents to expose the criminals
Sokoya commended the courage exhibited by the Fulani group in the State to weed out the bad ones amongst and sought collaboration among Adamawa, Benue and Taraba state to easily eradicate this menace.
This is coming less than four weeks after the Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Tafida ordered all the cattle herders out of the forest or be forced out.
He said if the Fulani herders fail to stop their activities, he would have no choice but to allow his youths to kill any Fulani man on sight in the forest.
The first- class monarch also promised to deal with anyone conspiring with the criminals to perpetrate their heinous crime including police officers.
” Our young people are inactive. Police at a time caught a district head conniving with kidnappers and they gave him bail, he had the audacity to go back to his district and the youths did nothing,
” From now on, anyone caught conniving with kidnappers, we will kill him and his family members. Police should be warned! We have respect for them but when next they arrest someone conniving with kidnappers and they let the person go free, we will also arm the youth to protect the citizens, he said while narrating an incident involving the police.
ORTOM QUERIED BUHARI OVER MIYYETI ALLAH
During a condolence visit to Benue State by President Muhammadu Buhari over the killing of 70 persons in January 2018, Governor Ortom queried the attitude of the Federal Government towards a press conference granted by Miyyetti Allah Kautal Hore threatened that ” more blood will flow in Benue if the ranching law is not rescinded” .
The governor said ” Your Excellency, as a president that supports the rule of law, you will most certainly be offended
How can a group make public these inciting and criminal declarations in an organized society and are not arrested by the police? Your Excellency, kindly orders the immediate arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and Miyetti Cattle Breeders Association for carrying out their threats to attack Benue on account of the open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment law, 2017″ .
Writer’ s Angle
If an Emir’ s order can produce 11 terrorists among Miyyetti Allah members in the shortest possible time, it then means that Buhari’ s body language has emboldened the armed herdsmen over the years to perpetrate their heinous crime.
While I strongly believe that President Muhammadu Buhari would never proscribe MACBAN despite various calls from different quarters, a stern warning and an arrest of the leadership of the group would have gone a long way in curtailing the excesses of the Fulani marauders.
Then they would come to realize that ” the teeth that a dog uses to play with its kids can also be used to bite them”
What your view on this?
Good one
That’s a nice move
Nice
Speechless indeed