Human Rights Writers Association
of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described as a constitutional crime and an unmitigated
evil tantamount to an impeachable offence the decision of President Muhammadu
Buhari administration to go into dialogue in Zamfara State with armed fulani
militia and bandits.
HURIWA frowned at an alleged
planned to appease “these mass murderers” with the whooping sum of N100 billion
from the tax payers under the guise of setting up cattle ranches for their
totally privately owned businesses of herders.
Besides, the group also carpeted
the Acting Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Adamu Mohammed, for gleefully
announcing the ‘truce’ reached in Zamfara between the Federal Government’s
delegation made up largely of Hausa/Fulani Muslem dominated internal security
team of the current administration and the Miyetti Allah cattle owners
Association- a group that supports the activities of armed fulani Herdsmen over
the past few years.
HURIWA expressed disappointment
that a supposed chief law enforcement officer of the Country can descend so low
as to beg persons suspected to have been carrying out persistent armed banditry
and attacks across Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, to stop attacking Nigerians
when it is the constitutional obligation of the Nigeria police force to enforce
law and order and bring all criminal suspects to face the legal consequences of
their crimes against humanity and against the Nigerian State.
In a statement issued over the weekend against the backdrop of the purported meeting between the
Federal Government and the leadership of Miyetti Allah cattle owners
association, the group said the only possible reason the current administration
could enter into dialogue with armed bandits is because the offenders share the
same Ethno-religious affiliations with the holders of the top security
portfolios who make up the exclusive Hausa/Fulani dominated Internal Security
architecture.
The statement added, “The members
of the current national security team made up of mostly one Ethnicity and
persons of one Religious affiliations same with the armed fulani herdsmen and
bandits have always made decisions that reflects their biasness and inclination
to pamper and protect these armed bandits who ought to be dealt a heavy blow in
line with the constitutional provisions.
“The other time the minister of
Defence who is from Zamfara state was the person who rather than condemn and
order the arrest and prosecution of armed fulani herdsmen unleashing mayhem and
violence in Benue state was the one who tried to provide some kind of
justification for these dare devil blood cuddling attacks on Benue communities
by blaming the properly passed state legislation banning open grazing of cattle
which has been at the core of much of the bloodshed.
“The minister of interior who is
Fulani Moslem has on many occasions belittled the gravity of the armed fulani
violent attacks and dismissed it not as a terror campaign but as a mere law and
order issue which the police can handle.
“These members of the internal
security team including Mr President have openly made statements that are
obviously ambiguous and have failed to decisively treat these attacks by armed
bandits and armed fulani attacks as a major national security challenge.
“This is why there is the urgency
of the now for President Buhari to obey the constitution and appoint persons of
diverse Ethno religious affiliations to make up the national security team and
professionally and clinically tackle the rising waves of insecurity and
national paralysis.
“As a group of committed
patriots, we are shocked to read that this government has entered into a
communion of the devil with the armed bandits and armed fulani herdsmen who
have wreaked havoc and unleashed devastation across many communities in
Nigeria.
“Why do we have laws and why do
we have institutions of law enforcement? This shameful piece of bad news of
seeking to bribe outlaws and terrorists by this government must be seen for
what it is. It is treason that must be seen as an immediate impeachable
offence.
“All those who communicated with
bandits and outlaws must be arrested and prosecuted for high treason because
the laws must not be a respecter of any person.”
HURIWA recalled that in a bizarre
twist, the Federal Government practically offered monumental bribe against pur
laws to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, by
offering it N100 billion over two years to stop kidnapping in the country.
The Federal Government delegation
was led by the Minister of Interior, Abdul-Rahman Dambazau, and met with MACBAN
leaders on Friday.
HURIWA quoted the media as
reporting that this satanic meeting was a closed door event which lasted for
over five hours as monetary negotiations according to a source dragged on until
N100 billion was accepted.
MACBAN had said it would take
nothing less than N160 billion.
But briefing news men after the
meeting the exhausted Minister said, the “gathering is part of steps we have
taken to tackle insecurity and clashes between herdsmen and farmers.”
“You should not forget the fact
that we have extended the meeting as a regional one when the Economic Community
of West African Countries hosted a conference on this,” it added.
HURIWA quoted the media as saying
that General Danbazau affirmed as follows: “These issues were discussed, and
part of the dialogue was to provide a national action plan on security
challenges and solutions by all members of the ECOWAS commission, and to
present it to the commission for consideration.
“That is the main reason we have
come to Kebbi State, to dialogue with leaders of herdsmen as part of the
process.”
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