Fulani and Miyetti Allah
The Presisent of Miyetti Allah, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, has declared that Fulani are ruling Nigeria and they must continue to rule the country forever.
Abdullahi in an interview with newsmen stated that his organization, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, are trying to set up their own security outfit.
He said that their own case, under his organization, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, are trying to set up their own security outfit to deal with cattle rustlers, banditry around Fulani settlements.
Stating that it was coronavirus that has delayed its take off, because of the social distancing policy, further stating that as they are trying to be law abiding and helping to move Nigeria forward, but for the Fulani man, he said nothing concerns him with coronavirus.
He insisted that the Fulani herdsmen are not killers and do not kill. Adding that that was a strategy to push them out from that community.
He said any community that wants to sack the herdsmen, would create problem and use it to send them away from the community.
According to him, some people are adorning Fulani attire to cause trouble in some places, and nobody has gone to those places to verify if they are real Fulanis.
Explaing that they have called their members, and they were not dragging land with anybody.
Abullahi stated in addition that it is only Fulani that can go and stay inside any bush they like, and have right to go and settle in any bush in thecountry without asking anybody for permission.
Adding that it is not against the law in this country. He said that the bush they are claiming is theirs over 100 kilometres. He said how can herdsmen go and settle in a bush that is over 100 kilometres away from where the people live.
He stated that he does not see any place where people will try to drive away the Fulani.
He stated that they have right in this country. That they produced Nigeria, and produced the first prime minister.
Maintaining that if they produced the first president, another president, after another and so on, that they are the owner of the country.
He said Fulanis are ruling Nigeria and they must continue to rule the country forever.