The Senior Special Assistant to
President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, is like Afenifere and
Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo socio-cultural groups and thus should not be criminalised.
Shehu also defended the meeting
between the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the leadership of
the Miyetti Allah.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise
Daily on Tuesday, the presidential spokesman told Nigerians not to politicise
the meeting.
“It is a mistake to say the
Nigerian government is talking to bandits.
“The Miyetti Allah group is like
Ohanaeze and Afenifere. It is a socio-cultural group. There are criminals
within the Yoruba race and you cannot say because of that, Afenifere is a group
of criminals.
“The Nigerian government is
speaking with the leadership of the Fulani herders association, Miyetti Allah,”
Shehu said
When asked if it is true that the
herders were offered N100m to help maintain peace, Shehu replied: “That is 100
per cent untrue. I have confirmed that in all the meetings held, money was never
discussed.
“All of the issues were about the
involvement of the leadership of Miyetti Allah and getting them to prevail upon
its members and they are many. We asked them to assist the administration to
recover weapons which were owned by a lot of these elements,” Shehu said.
The presidential aide also said
it did not directly translate to amnesty, adding that “it is a win-win
situation for all because the cattle breeders also have their issues which they
brought to the government; and the more discussions take place, the more
interesting it becomes.”
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