The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has faulted the
decision of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and others to issue
eviction notices to Fulani herdsmen in the South West and South East region.
He berated the South West and South East governors over how
they handled the farmer-herder clashes, accusing them of not being accommodating
to other tribes.
He faulted the quit notice given to Fulani herders
particularly in Ondo State, declaring that “southern governors are wrong.”
“On the herders-farmers clashes, you have seen what our
colleagues in the South-West are doing and some of them in the South-East. Some
of us told them with all modesty and humility – you are wrong,” Mohammed said
during a chat with journalists in Bauchi.
“We have Yoruba people in Bauchi for over 150 years, even
before the birth of Nigeria. Nobody has told them to go; some of them have
risen to become permanent secretaries in Gombe, Bauchi, and Borno,” Governor
Mohammed added.
Akeredolu had on January 18, 2021, ordered Fulani herdsmen
within forest reserves in Ondo State to vacate the area within seven days.
The Governor gave the order following incessant cases of
killing, kidnappings, raping of women, destruction of farms and other heinous
activities in parts of the state.
Also, groups and activists in the South West and South East
have issued separate quit notices to the herders to vacate their lands and
Mohammed believes this is a wrong move.
“You should be very sensitive. We have to be careful,” Mohammed
warned.
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