“Any Fulani man caught with AK-47 should be charged to court. You, the traditional rulers are going to remain on your stools till you die; Ishaku (the governor) and I may not last on our seats for long but you are going to be there till you die. “Please go to your domains and initiate peace among your people. These killings will not help us,” Buhari said. The president said the violence on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba state had claimed more lives than that of the herdsmen killings in Benue and Zamfara states, the Punch reports. "Today, even our worst enemy can attest to the fact that the APC-led federal government has done well in the area of security. We have decimated Boko Haram, while the fight against corruption is going on well. “I can only appeal to the conscience of the people for them to embrace peace and live with one another in harmony so that there could be development and not destruction. “As a President, I have sources of getting intelligence on happening across the country and so I should not be expected to always go out to the field to make noise and insult the sensibility of Nigerians before it would be known that I am taking actions against the killings. “There were more killings in Mambilla than Benue and Zamfara states. I chose to visit Taraba first, but I will be going to Benue and Zamfara after I return from Ghana to also condole with the people,” he said. NAIJ.com had earlier reported that Buhari visited Jalingo, the capital of Taraba as part of his attempt to carry out on-the-spot assessment of the security situations in the state. The president arrived in the state on Monday, March 5, and was received by the state governor, Darius Ishaku.
Charge any Fulani man caught with AK-47 to court - President Buhari President Buhari has visited Taraba state over the recent clashes between farmers and herdsmen, photo credits: Femi Adesina - Facebook Meanwhile, the federal government has pledged to rebuild houses destroyed during herdsmen-farmers’ clashes in parts of Southern Kaduna, an official said on Monday, March 5, NAN reports. The pledge was made when the presidential committee on herdsmen-farmers clashes headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo assessed the level of destruction in affected communities in the area. It was gathers that James Akujobi, who led the assessment committee to Kaduna state, told newsmen in Kafanchan that the aim was to ensure that victims resume back their normal lives. Akujobi, an executive director at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the team was in Southern Kaduna to evaluate the level of destruction recorded, with a view to rebuilding affected structures and rehabilitating those affected. Nigerian herdsmen vs Nigerian farmers on TV: Source:CLICK HERE for more details.
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