The Federal Government delegation
on Friday met with the national leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) as part of efforts to curtail security
challenges in the country.
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman
Dambazau, who led the delegation that held a closed-door session with the
MACBAN leaders in Birnin Kebbi, said it was part of regional action plan on
security challenges.
“It is part of steps we have
taken to curtail the issue of insecurity and clashes between herdsmen and
farmers.
“You should not forget the fact
that we have extended the meeting as a regional one when the Economic Community
of West African Countries (ECOWAS) hosted a conference on this.
“These kind of issues were
discussed, and part of it was to provide national action plan on security
challenges and solutions by all the members of the ECOWAS Commission and to
present them for consideration.
“That is the main reason we have
come to Kebbi State to dialogue with leaders of herdsmen as part of the
process,’’ he said.
Dambazau added that another
aspect of the meeting was to ensure the provision of food security in the
country.
Also speaking, the Acting
Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, said that the issue of insecurity
in the country was beyond herdsmen and farmers’ crisis.
“The criminals have infiltrated
into the crisis, and we should cooperate and deal decisively with the culprits,
hence we called for this interaction.
“Those criminals that are beyond
redemption, will be dealt with and brought them to book,” Adamu said.
In his remark, Gov. Atiku Bagudu,
commended the Federal Government for selecting the state as the host on the
interaction with stakeholders on national security and food sufficiency in the
country.
“This shows the seriousness of
President Muhammadu Buhari administration in tackling the security challenges
in the country,” said Bagudu.
The President of MACBAN, Alhaji
Muhammad Kiruwa, commended the Federal Government for sending the security
delegation to interact with leaders of the association.
“This is the first of its kind in
the history of this country for a president of the country to direct his
security aids to interact with an aggrieved party to air their views.
“This meeting will serve as a
foundation for peace between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers, and amongst the
Fulanis themselves,” Kiruwa said.
He assured the Federal Government
of their support and cooperation in finding a lasting solution to lingering
security challenges in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that among members of the delegation are: Director -General, Department
of the State Security Services (DSS), Alhaji Yusuf Bichi; Director-General of
the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Alhaji Ahmed Rufai, among others.
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