Fani-Kayode urges Christians to resist herdsmen after alleged fresh violence in Kaduna
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has called on Christians in Southern Kaduna to resist the rampaging activities of Fulani herdsmen in that part of the northern state.
Fani-Kayode made this call in a singular tweet on his Twitter handle in the early hours of Tuesday, January 24.
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Fani-Kayode was reacting to reports that at least six people have allegedly died from a fresh attack in Southern Kaduna.
It is not clear which attack he was referring to and when it happened, but the former media director of the Goodluck Jonathan campaign claimed that six Christian students were killed by Fulani herdsmen in Southern Kaduna.
Legit.ng could not immediately verify Fani-Kayode’s claim of fresh attack or loss of lives.
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Fani-Kayode’s call for resistance to attacks in Southern Kaduna might not go down well with the Sultan of Sokoto and the federal government who have accused political elites and religious leaders of blowing the attacks out of proportion to promote religious violence for personal gains.
Meanwhile, 15 people have been confirmed dead after rampaging Fulani herdsmen attacked farmers in Ipiga village in Ohimini local government area of Benue state.
The crisis reportedly erupted on Sunday, January 22 afternoon, when some armed herdsmen stormed neigbouring Ajegbe village, where they grazed their cattle and destroyed farmlands.
Source: Legit.ng
