Fulani herdsmen, in Taraba State, under the umbrella of the Miyetti
Allah Kautal Hore, have alleged that the recent attack on its members in
Mambilla Plateau claimed no fewer than 250 women and children as well
as 4, 000 livestock.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, yesterday, National Chairman and
Secretary of the association, Alhaji Bello Bodejo and Alhassan Saleh,
respectively, threatened to mobilise against any panel of inquiry that
would come from the state government.
The Fulani leaders appealed to members of the association to remain
calm and be law-abiding, assuring that, “efforts are underway to seek
redress, deploying all legal means.”
He said, “record of casualties available to us confirmed that over
250 women and children were killed by armed militias, in addition to 4,
000 livestock that were killed and 10, 000 families who were displaced
and are currently taking refuge in neighbouring towns in Republic of
Cameroon.”
Saleh, therefore, appealed to the Federal Government to intervene by
establishing an independent judicial inquiry, which would investigate
and unravel the root cause of the crisis which led to the destruction of
lives and properties worth millions of naira.
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