An Igbo group, Voice from the
East, VEAST, has maintained that their earlier quit notice to herdsmen to
vacate Igboland on or before August 31, 2018, remains unchanged.
They insisted that should the
herdsmen fail to quit after the deadline, they might be forced to take drastic
action.
The group
had embarked on a peaceful protest penultimate Tuesday in Enugu, warning that
should the armed herdsmen fail to leave after the ultimatum, they would
mobilise and comb forests and lands, to send them packing.
They said they may even resort to
killing the herdsmen should they become adamant and refuse to leave.
Rising from a crucial meeting in
Enugu during the weekend, the group condemned the Federal Government for
setting aside N179 billion to establish grazing reserve for the herdsmen,
saying it was “an indication that President Buhari is surreptitiously trying to
Islamise Nigeria.”
Convener of the group, Comrade
Kindness Jonah said, “Voice from the East, VEAST, an Igbo Group, held an urgent
meeting on Nigeria’s security situation over the activities of Miyetti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, with particular reference to
its reaction to the grazing reserve mooted by Buhari.
“VEAST authoritatively gathered
that Buhari withdrew a whooping sum of N179 billion to establish 94 grazing
reserves across Nigeria for the private sector businessmen called herdsmen.
South East Governors who have remained Buhari’s puppets, most surprisingly
rejected the satanic arrangement.
“We, therefore, categorically
state that the quit notice given to the herdsmen by VEAST on 31st August, 2018,
is most sacrosanct.
“After that date, all Igbo youths
would enter Igbo forests and chase out any herdsman found. We are ready to deal
with all of them by any means possible, because they have been killing others
in their land.”
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