The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned
in strong terms the eviction being issued to Fulani herdsmen in some parts of
the country.
El-Rufai called on his colleagues, other Governors in the
country, to make statements condemning and disavowing attacks and massacres of
other Nigerians living in their states.
The Governor spoke on Wednesday at a State-wide broadcast
saying that indigenes of Kaduna State and other states residing in other parts
of the country had reached out to him to lament the hostilities of their host
communities in recent times.
El-Rufai further called on members of the National Assembly to fast-track action on the constitutional amendments that would usher in state and community policing.
The Governor began by calling on all Nigerians living in
Kaduna State to respect law and order and the rights of other citizens to live
in peace and security wherever they reside or work.
“I appeal to my colleagues governing other States in our
country to make similar statements, and disavow these attacks and massacres,”
he said.
“We must avoid anarchy and vigorously promote the rule of
law and the right of all citizens to life, liberty and livelihoods wherever
they choose to reside.
“Elected and appointed public leaders across the country
must act on their constitutional obligations to protect all citizens, uphold
order, and contribute to a climate for peaceful resolution of all issues.
“We have resisted the attempt to tag all members of any
ethnic group for the criminal actions of some of their members. At all times,
our government has upheld the right of every citizen to live and pursue
legitimate livelihoods wherever they choose.”
El-Rufai said for this reason his government ordered the
arrest of individuals who issued an unlawful eviction notice to citizens of a
certain ethnicity in 2017.
“The impunity and calculated disregard for a common humanity
that prompted such irresponsible rhetoric is sadly at play again,” he cried
out.
“We cannot allow, by inaction or otherwise, the reign of
anarchy where fear creates a tragic momentum of violence, blurring the lines
between victims and perpetrators and complicating a difficult moment.”
“Governments and security agencies must rein in all
non-state actors, tackle hateful rhetoric and protect all communities. Those
that engage in criminal acts must be arrested and prosecuted without regard to
their ethnic or religious persuasion.
“We cannot quench one fire by setting more places ablaze.
Let us reject the path of disorder, marginalise, expose and prosecute all
criminals and promote peace.”
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State had recently given a
seven-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen in the forests in the state to leave. He
vowed to flush out the herders who have been accused of perpetrating all sorts
of heinous crimes in the state.
However, the Governor later rescinded the eviction order
after the South West Governors met and decided on banning open grazing in the
region.
But a popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho rose up with a
seven-day ultimatum to the Fulani community in Igangan, a town in Ibarapa Local
Government Area of Oyo State to vacate the area.
He made good his threat to evict the Fulani while gathering
hundreds of his supporters, he stormed Igangan and confronted the Seriki
Fulani.
NigerianEye reported during the week that Sunday Igboho,
also stormed troubled areas in Yewaland, Ogun State, in continuation of his
anti – killer herdsmen battle in Yorubaland.
He had vowed that all killer-herdsmen will be evicted from
all parts of Yoruba land.
Igboho stormed the state after the residents of Yewa,
Abeokuta North, Odeda and some parts of Ijebu decried what they termed the
inability of the Abiodun-led government to tame the killer herdsmen.
However, the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun said his
government did not seek the help of Igboho to tackle insecurity caused by the
activities of suspected Fulani herdsmen in the state.
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