Tension As Miyetti Allah Protests Against Auctioning of Cows In Powerful Northern State
- Miyetti Allah has condemned the consistent confiscating and auctioning off of millions of cattle in Benue state
- The group also protested against the continuous profiling of Fulani pastoralists by the state governor
- The leadership of the Miyetti Allah then called for the establishment of a federal ministry of nomadic affairs
FCT, Abuja - Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore's leadership has staged protests in Benue state over confiscating and auctioning millions of cattle that belong to herdsmen in the state.
The group is also protesting against the state governor's consistent profiling of Fulani nomads through the anti-grazing law, The Nation reported.
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The group's leadership registered their grievances in a communique following its expanded national executive meeting of state chairmen, held in Abuja on Monday, October 31.
The communique was signed by its national president, Abdullahi Bodejo and secretary, Saleh Alhassan.
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Miyetti Allah demands special ministry for nomads
They also called for immediate designation, gazette, and development of all the 415 grazing reserves across the country.
The group also called for establishing a federal ministry of nomadic affairs that would be saddled with the responsibility of widening educational opportunities and addressing pastoral challenges.
The statement reads in part:
“The meeting condemned the continuous profiling of Fulani pastoralists by the beleaguered Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, through the satanic anti-grazing law that he has been using to confiscate and auction millions of cattle belonging to Fulani’s in Benue-Nasarawa and Benue-Taraba border communities.”
2023: Miyetti Allah Rejects Peter Obi’s Candidacy, Gives Strong Reason
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidential aspirant of the Labour Party for the 2023 election, Peter Obi has received yet another major setback.
This time around, Miyetti Allah has refused to support his candidacy, citing he is a promoter of the 'Biafran interest.
Reacting, the spokesperson for Peter Obi Support Network, Jones Onwuasoanya, maintained the former governor of Anambra state Obi has only the interest of Nigerians as a nationalist.
In an interview with the newspaper, the national secretary-general of the Fulani socio-cultural group, Mr Saleh Alhassan noted that as far as Miyetti Allah was concerned, Obi was out of the options of persons to be voted for in the forthcoming elections.
Source: Legit.ng
