Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of the Miyetti Allah Kautal
Hore say despite their exit from the South-East and the implementation of the
anti-open grazing law, the region has continued to witness insecurity.
The spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, stated this
during a chat with PUNCH Live on Tuesday, adding that the development was
evidence that Fulani herders were never the problem.
He said that there was no more open grazing in most parts of
the South-East but only cattle trading, adding that the cows being sold in the
South-East mostly belong to Igbo traders.
Alhassan stated, “That nonsense you see in the South-East is a manifestation of frustration… They will continue burning their cities, killing themselves.
“Now that the herders are not there, they are still killing
themselves. Sometimes they wear Fulani attires to continue to commit heinous
crimes.
“Now that the herders are not there, are they having peace
in the East?”
Alhassan added that the constant sit-at-home orders given by
the Indigenous People of Biafra which were being violently enforced had led to
the loss of cattle, hence the exit of Miyetti Allah.
“Those Biafrans are shooting and killing their animals.
Those making noise in the media are cattle traders. They will not go anywhere.
The cows you see there now belong to the Igbo,” he stated.
The Miyetti Allah spokesman said the group would not obey
the anti-open grazing law being passed in most parts of the South because open
grazing remains a way of life.
He said that the group would be suing all the states
enforcing the law, adding that Miyetti Allah would also make political and
spiritual steps.
“First, we take legal action; secondly, we’ll seek a
political solution and then spiritual. We will invoke the wrath of God on those
opposing the open grazing law,” Alhassan said.
The Miyetti Allah spokesman also denied reports that Dr.
Chike Akunyili was murdered by herdsmen last week.
He argued that the blanket ban on open grazing in the South
was connected to the 2023 elections and was a ploy by southern governors to
force their northern counterparts to negotiate for the presidency amid the
raging debate on zoning.
Alhassan, however, vowed that the group would never support
the presidential ambition of any governor that is enforcing the ban on open
grazing.
He said a governor like Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State who
is at the forefront of enforcing the ban on open grazing should forget about
getting their support.
When asked why herders are not embracing ranching, the
Miyetti Allah spokesman argued that ranching was expensive and could not be
done overnight.
He advised governors to set up ranches and then lease them
to herders rather than ban open grazing without providing an alternative.
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