The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on Tuesday, called on
President Muhammadu Buhari to protect Fulani herders and Northerners in the
Southern part of the country.
NEF made the call while stressing that the attacks and
killings of herders and Northerners in the southern part of Nigeria must stop.
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF’s Director of Publicity and
Advocacy, said those behind the attacks and killings of Northerners and herders
must be brought to justice.
A statement he forwarded reads: “The forum
must warn those attacking and killing Fulani headers to stop. There are limits
to every community’s tolerance and the forum strongly advises that lines are
respected in the manner we treat Nigerians who are vulnerable wherever they
live.
“The forum restates that the North will not be cowed and
stampeded into escorting political ambitions of politicians at the cost of its
rights, security and dignity. It demands that President Buhari asserts the
powers our constitution gives him to protect our territorial integrity and
secure citizens, or accept that he is incapable of leading the nation through
these unprecedented challenges.
“Attacks on lawful Fulani and other Northerners in the South
must stop and those who have killed them must be brought to book. The nation
needs to know that Northerners in many parts of the South now live in heightened
fear as they are profiled and harassed by elements in host communities who
believe that there are no consequences for their actions.”
NEF also called for an end to attacks on government
facilities in the country.
The forum charged Southern governors to resist such actions
in their region.
“The forum demands an end to attacks on federal agents and
facilities. Governors in the South must be unambiguous in their condemnation
and resistance against these dangerous activities.
“They cannot continue to walk on both sides of the street.
Northern governors should note that they are rapidly receding into irrelevance
as desperate citizens chalk up their silence over multiple assaults in a
country where they have equal rights to their security and dignity,” the
statement added.
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