“I apologise that up till now, there are cows still roaming the streets of Abuja. I take responsibility for that, but it’s not as easy as you’re saying it,” he said.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has condemned the recent killing of over 30 innocent citizens in Jos, Plateau.
The All Progressives Congress has labelled Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s defection to the African Democratic Congress as a political transaction driven by ego.
The bill named violators such as the Fulani ethnic nomad militia, Mr Kwankwaso, and Miyetti Allah members to the State Department.
The lawmaker also asked Mr Trump “to place Fulani-ethnic militias operating in Benue and Plateau on the Entities of Particular Concern List under the International Religious Freedom Act”.
MACBAN condemned the “unwarranted attacks and killing of some innocent pastoralists in some parts of Kebbi recently”.
The meeting interacted with the stakeholders and leaders mainly of MACBAN in Abuja and surrounding states.
The Kwara Commissioner for Livestock, Olohuntoyosi Thomas, noted that dialogue between farmers and herders was crucial for conflict prevention and resolution.
Armed herdsmen have been accused of perpetrating violence and kidnapping, including the destruction of farmlands in Ondo and other states.
The assailants shot Mr Abubakar in front of his house around 10:00 p.m. after driving home from Tarawee prayers (fasting congregation prayer).
