Fasoranti dauthter’s death: Fulani Herdsmen lash out on media, fear annihilation attempts

Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Mi-Yetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on security agencies in Nigeria to quickly arrest the current situation where their race is being targeted by some interest groups for annihilation.

The appeal is coming on the heels of the allegation that Fulani herdsmen were responsible for Friday’s killing in Ondo State of Mrs. Funke Olakurin, daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.

Mr Baba Ngelzarma, the National Secretary of the association, who conveyed the position of his group, accused some sections of the Nigerian media and politicians of fuelling the campaign to negatively profile the Fulani, by connecting them to killings, in order to set them up for annihilation.

In a condolence message on behalf of MACBAN to Pa Reuben Fasoranti over the sad incident, he the association was shocked on how a section of the media in collaboration with elements in the country is using the opportunity to fuel crisis in Nigeria, particularly how they had been profiling the Fulani for their total annihilation by jumping into a mischievous conclusion that she was killed by herdsmen.

Ngelzarman, who spoke from Abuja, said: “We strongly condemn this very unprofessional, unpatriotic and callous news reportage patterns that have been employed and deployed against our people by the section of the media.

“We are calling on security agencies to swing into action and unravel the perpetrators to bring them to justice in the shortest possible time.”

While condemning and distancing members of the association from the dastardly act, he wondered why people were ignoring the police which said the deceased was by armed robbers, adding that the association expresses their sincere heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased.

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