The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday insisted that any Fulani man carrying
arms and ammunition is not a member of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association of Nigeria.
According to him, Miyetti Allah
is not a criminal organisation.
He likened the group to other
socio-cultural organisations like the Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Arewa
Consultative Forum.
He noted that it was formed over
32 years ago to cater for welfare and advance the growth of Fulani business.
The Sultan, who stated this at
the General Assembly of Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, IDFP, in Abuja,
asked, “How is it possible for Fulani to attack settlements or communities to
carry out killings of innocent people, destroy property and disappear without
trace?”
He rejected the terrorism tag
being placed on members of Miyetti Allah, warning that “We should not be
labelling everybody a criminal because his brother is a criminal”.
Abubakar continued, “Miyetti
Allah doesn’t control any Fulani man. Calling for proscription of Miyetti Allah
is equivalent to calling for the proscription of other ethnic organisations
like Afenifere, ACF, Ohanaeze and others.”
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