One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has urged security agencies to deal with “terrorists
killing” Fulani herders in the South-East.
Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, spoke on Thursday
in an interview with The PUNCH.
He was reacting to the killing of one of the commanders of
Indigenous People of Biafra gunned down by security operatives last Saturday.
Police operatives and
their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services
killed an IPOB leader, one Commander Ikonso and six other militia members in
Imo State.
The IPOB men, who were members of the secessionist group’s
security arm, the Eastern Security Network, were killed during an early morning
raid on their hideout at Awomama village, Oru East Local Government Area of the
state last week.
IPOB has since threatened “madness”, saying the Imo State
Governor, Hope Uzodinma, will “pay dearly” for the killing of its commander.
But speaking on Thursday, the Miyetti Allah
spokesman lauded the security agencies, adding that they should “intensify
efforts” in dealing with all terrorist elements in the country.
He said, “The security agencies should intensify efforts in
dealing with all those terrorists killing Fulani herders, burning police
stations, prisons and destroying institutions in the South-East.”
Alhassan said at least 50 herders have been killed in the
South-East in the last one month, adding that his group would avenge the death
of those members.
He said, “So far, more than 50 herders have been killed in
the South-East in the last one month, we have the record and the Igbo
terrorists led by Nnamdi Kanu will pay for everybody they killed.
“It is unfortunate that they have forgotten history, how we
saved a lot of Igbos in the North during the Civil War but now they are killing
our people. They are making a grievous mistake. We will take necessary steps
both legal and cultural steps to avenge the killings of our members.”
The regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), outlawed IPOB in September 2017 and declared that the activities of
the group constituted an act of terrorism and illegality.
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