The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido
Sanusi, has ordered herdsmen, under the aegis of the Miyetti Allah Cattle
Breeders Association of Nigeria, to expose criminals amongst them.
The monarch said this while
regretting that Fulani herdsmen were being generally painted as criminals,
which he maintained they were not.
He advised Nigerians to avoid
ethnic profiling, maintaining that not all herdsmen were criminals.
He said “Nigerians should avoid
ethnic profiling whenever a crime was committed, criminals have no tribal
marks.
“MACBAN should liaise with the
governors of Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa and Kano states who have indicated interest
to allocate grazing reserves, with a view to developing them.”
The ex governor stated this in a
statement on Sunday in Minna, during a national executive council meeting of
MACBAN.
The meeting was also attended by
the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo Musdafa, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Dr.
Aliyu Tilde and other stakeholders.
In his remarks, the Zonal
Chairman of the National Executive Committee, MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki,
noted that, “conflict between herdsmen and farmers has a long history; the
solution has been to engage all stakeholders to find an amicable solution to
the conflict.”
He hailed the approaches of
governors Willie Obiano and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Anambra and Enugu states
respectively, towards ending the farmers/herdsmen crisis.
“We commend Obiano and Ugwuanyi
who have been able to effectively stem the recurring clashes between farmers
and herders at a time their other peers and the Federal Government are at a
loss on how to handle the clashes,” he said.
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