Sen. Walid Jibrin has called on Fulani associations in Nigeria to forget about the plan of forming a herdsmen vigilance group in the southeast and the whole southern part of Nigeria.
The Sarkin Fulani made this call, in Kaduna State, where he instead called for a round table discussion in other to promote unity between farmers and herdsmen for peaceful coexistence.
The elder statesman said, “The issues of conflict between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria is becoming a matter of concern and the need to avoid any act that will further escalate the situation should be avoided.
“It is in my view that forming the Herdsmen Vigilante group in the South will only aggravate the situation instead of solving it.”
The Fulani leader said the peace conference should be headed by the federal government and it should be devoid of any personal, political and tribal interest.
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“After the meeting of all the Fulani Associations, their recommendations should be presented to Fulani Emirs and Elders under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto who should thereafter invite all the State Governors to the discuss issues raised in their recommendations.
“During the meeting of the Fulani Associations with all the Ardos in Nigeria, issues to discuss should include problems associated with grazing for herdsmen putting into consideration new method of grazing and special cattle routes.”
He further called on all Fulani leaders and elders to come out and help in solving the problem.
He also called for calm in the southeast and other states in the south as efforts are on to solve the challenge.
According to him, not all Fulani are herdsmen, adding that that Fulani’s are peace loving people and will certainly do everything possible to bring the situation to normalcy.
“All of us must be security conscious, all politicians must come together by burying their differences in solving the security matter in Nigeria,” he added.
