The Chairman of Miyetti Allah
Kautal Hore, Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, has declared that land all over Nigeria
belong to the Fulani.
According to him, those claiming
to own land and would not release it to government for ranching were being
selfish and do not want peace in the land.
He told Sun that his group was
supporting the establishment of ranches 100 per cent, disclosing that, “it is
because there are no ranches that some Fulani elements from other states are
opposed to anti-grazing law.
“But with the intervention of the
Federal Government, Fulani can now confine their grazing activities to a
particular area.
“They are raising opposition to
it because the President of the federation is a Fulani man. I don’t know the
basis of the opposition, but those people who are opposed to it are enemies of
the Fulani. They are trying to gang up against the Fulani because of their
personal interests.
“Is it not a good idea to also
settle the Fulani? This will be a solution to the herders-farmers’ conflicts
Insha Allah.
“If we close all the cattle
markets in this country, the economy will come down. Take the case of Lagos
where they slaughter almost 6000 cows per day; go and ask the governor how much
revenue they are raking from there. For almost 60 years, Fulani have not gained
anything from government.
“Some people are just bent on
destroying the Fulani economy.
“As far as I am concerned, they
have no reason for opposing creation of ranches. It is just a demonstration of
their hatred against the Fulani.
“Everybody has a right to his
opinion but the hatred is too much for us. Let us have a rethink and build
Nigeria together.”
Speaking on the fact that many
states were reluctant to donate land for ranches because they don’t want to
regret it in the end, Bodejo declared, “The day those people were born, were
they born with the land? The people who are claiming land are the ones causing
crisis in this country. If Fulani have the culture of staying in one place, do
you think anybody can claim land more than Fulani?
“If you don’t know, land all over
Nigeria belongs to the Fulani. But the only thing is that we don’t have
business to do with the land.”
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