Isa Yuguda, former governor of
Bauchi state, says the situation where the entire herdsmen in the country are
criminalised is unfair, maintaining that some of them are peaceful.
Speaking with state house
correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the
presidential villa, Abuja, Yuguda said though insecurity did not start during
the president’s administration, he is addressing it to the best of his ability.
Yuguda blamed the current
insecurity on competition for land and increase in population.
“Everybody knows that insecurity
in the country did not start with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
We were in government when this insecurity started,” he said.
“Most of you are aware Boko Haram
started in Bauchi and by the grace of Allah, Bauchi was able to address it. Of
course, it has continued and Mr. President has been able to substantially
defeat the insurgency in the north-east.
“Nigeria is such a huge country
and with population growing from 60 million in the 60s to over 200 million
today, so most of these challenges you are seeing today is more about
competition for land, especially as regards the so-called herdsmen.
“We know there are quite a number
of them that are criminals but criminalising the entire herdsmen, I think is
unfair because they have been peaceful people.
“So, some of these criminals
would have taken advantage of what has been happening and unleashing mayhem on
our people but that is not acceptable. I believe Mr. President is also
addressing that to the best of his ability.”
The former governor added that banditry
in the north-west is no longer a local problem, but has taken an international
dimension.
“In the northwest, we have
witnessed a lot of challenges when it comes to banditry and you may not know
where the bandits are coming from,” he said.
“It cannot only be a local
problem, it could be an international problem, probably migration from
somewhere, criminals from other parts of Africa may have assembled and say
let’s go into a richer country like Nigeria and ravaged them ceased everything
that they have. It could be possible and when they come they have some local
converts, who will want to go their own way.
“So, as along as the population
is willing and he too has the vision to address the problem, I think we are
going to win. So, really the insecurity in north east and the north west is
being addressed and everybody is happy.”
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pls tell nigerians which of the herdsmen are good , because we have not been hearing any of them condemn this satanic acts , any action of a cult member represent the all of them ,do we have good demons and bad demons
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