Fulani herdsmen met there waterloo in Ihiagwa and Nekede, both in Imo
State when some women decided to stand up against the AK47 wielding
Fulani Herdsmen Vanguard reports.
The activities of Fulani herders had become so unbearable in the
immediate environs surrounding Nekede, Ihiagwa and Federal University of
Technology, Owerri. The herders freely moved their cattles into farms
destroying as they trotted along.
The women in these two communities couldn’t stand the combat ready
Fulani herdsmen. They convened a meeting and brainstormed a way forward.
The women had no gun, knife or any weapon that could match that of the
Fulani marauders. Then out of the blues, one genius idea dropped into
their mind.
Women understand that grazing animals cannot stand the smell or hotness
of chili hot pepper. The women decided to try out their genius idea.
They decided they were going to spread red-hot-dried chili pepper around
their farmlands and see the outcome. They tasked themselves asking
every woman in the community to donate one 1 derica cup of grounded
pepper each.
15 cows died! The Fulani Herdsmen fled and sanity returned to Ihiagwa
and Nekede. Imagine what this would mean if Benue, Taraba, Enugu, Delta,
Imo, Abia, Anambara and other States embark on this novel idea. Imagine
what would happen if these States boycott taking on these Marauders
headlong.Meanwhile, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in
Jos, Mr. Nuru Abdullahi, said it’s the constitutional right of Fulani
herdsmen to move freely in Nigeria movement.
Abdullahi said, “The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
guarantees freedom of movement for every citizen of the country; this
includes the right to live, work and carry out any legitimate activity
in any part of the country. If and when you breach this freedom, then,
the law should deal with you. So, asking anybody not to go to any part
of the country is unconstitutional.”
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