National President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr Pogu Bitrus says violent Fulani are forcing their kinsmen into violence by wrecking them economically.
He stated this while commenting on heightened insecurity in the north, Vanguard reported.
According to Bitrus, the violent Fulani rustled the cattle of their peaceful brothers in a bid to wreck them economically so that they would have no choice but to join them in wreaking havoc on others.
He noted that violence in the far North was being perpetrated by the Fulani against the indigenous Hausa while violence in the middle belt was being perpetrated by the Fulani solely for the sake of land grabbing.
Bitrus berated the presidency for failing to find a lasting solution to pervasive insecurity in the north.
Speaking on insecurity in the north, Bitrus said, “It is an unfortunate development, but we believe, within the middle belt, that these killers are into a primary objective of land grabbing.
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“In the far north, it is the Fulanis killing the indigenous Hausa. They are eliminating the indigenous Hausa. Hardly do you find Fulani moving against Fulani. Usually, if it is Fulani against Fulani they rustle the cattle of those who have refused to participate in the attacks so that they would cripple them, forcing them to participate in the ongoing carnage.
“So the issue is, this President who served as Head of State in a military regime had promised that he was going to end insurgency within six months. And in his campaign slogan, he said he would take us to the next level. We demand that he explain the next level he meant.
“Because what is going on is that Fulanis, mainly without cattle, are moving around and killing people without justifiable reason. Unfortunately, instead of dealing with the leaders of the security machinery which we have, that is the service chiefs, he continues to retain them.
“So it means that any right-thinking person will conclude that this man has an agenda and maybe he has a hand in it. If not why are the killings going on and he has not done anything to address it? Even when the National Assembly told him to remove the service chiefs.
“And unless something is done urgently, this thing is going to spread all over the country. I must point out that a lot of it is not being reported in the media.
“The ones we hear about are the ones from areas where you have people who are enlightened, who report such things.”