Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said that the Sarkin
Fulani in Yewa North speaks Yoruba better than he does, stressing that herdsmen
are not criminals.
Gov Abiodun said this while addressing newsmen at the
Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday.
The governor was at the Presidential
Villa to present a report on the recent headsmen crisis in Ogun State to
President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Abiodun, the killings in Ogun were not by Fulani herdsmen, but by bandits, whom he said were cattle rustlers.
He said media houses were not helping matters, wondering why
someone would be in a hurry to spread fake news.
“The Fulanis have lived with us in Ogun State for hundreds
of years peacefully.
“The Sarkin Fulani from that particular corridor speaks
Yoruba better than I do.
“One of the problems we have realised is ethnic profiling.
Criminals are criminals. Our people have had a problem with drawing the line
between peaceful Fulani people who are traditionally herdsmen and bandits, who
are cattle rustlers.
“The media houses are not particularly helping us. It beats
me why somebody will be in such a hurry to spread fake news. We don’t have any
country apart from Nigeria. There must be stiff penalty for people propagating
fake news because fake news is threatening the unity of this nation.
Abiodun disclosed that the state is now enjoying relative
peace, as he commended the northern governors who were in Ogun State for a
peace talk.
It would be recalled that about 12 persons were said to have
been killed by suspected herdsmen in Yewa axis of the state over the last one
week.
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What is the difference between herdsmen and cattle rustlers ? Also, that someone speaks Yoruba than a Yoruba man makes him not a criminal? Nawa ooo. There's God ooo Mr. Governor
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