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Techfile: Flashback 2000: Buhari Led A Delegate To Oyo To Protest Killing Of 68 Herdsmen - latest news
FlashBack 2000: Buhari Led A Delegate To Oyo
State To Protest The Killing Of 68 Fulani
Herdsmen - Adesina's Aide
Its clear that President Muhammadu Buhari seem to
have only one thing in mind "ethnicity" and doesn't
really care about what happens to others in this
country. Kehinde Olaosebikan, former chief press
secretary to Lam Adesina, an ex-governor of Oyo
state, has recounted how President Muhammadu
Buhari led a delegation to Oyo to protest the killing of
herdsmen, in 2000.
In an article published by Vanguard, Olaosebikan said
Buhari, who was accompanied by Buba Marwa, a
former military administrator of Lagos state, informed
the late Adesina that he was leading a team to his
office.
Full article below...
I will transmit a story of how he disciplined a former
military Head of State and prevented what could
have led to the Nigerian second civil war.
It was on 13 October 2000, when words went round
that General Muhammadu Buhari was leading the
Arewa team to the governor’s office to confront the
state over alleged killings of Fulani cattle rearers in
Saki, Oke Ogun Area of the state. Buhari did actually
telephone the governor that he was leading a team
to his office.
In less than 30 minutes after the general informed
the governor of his visit, we noticed that the entire
secretariat was already filled with lorry loads of our
brothers from the North. This created some tension
but we kept our calm. At about 2 p.m., Buhari arrived
in a long convoy at the governor’s office in company
of the former governor of Lagos State, General Buba
Marwa, Alhaji Aliko Muhammed, Alhaji Abdulrazak
and Alhaji Hassan. They all wore long faces. In fact,
the anger in them was palpable as all pleasantries
extended to them were ignored. “This is trouble” was
the expression on the faces of all of us in the
governor’s office.
Shortly afterwards, the state Director of State
Security Service (SSS) and Commissioner of Police
arrived. But their presence did not change anything
particular on the fears that had already gripped
majority of us. The two security chiefs did not come
with any operatives, they came almost alone.
The meeting was called to order after Lam walked
into the Executive Chambers. Introductions over,
Buhari spoke on their mission to the governor’s office.
Emitting fire, the general accused Lam and the
government of Oyo State of complicity in the killing
of over 68 Fulani people in Oke Ogun area and
perversion of justice.
His words:
“Your Excellency, our visit here is to discuss with you
and your government our displeasure about the
incident of clashes between two peoples… the Fulani
cattle rearers and merchants are today being
harassed , attacked and killed like in Saki. In the
month of May, 2000, 68 bodies of Fulani cattle rearers
were recovered and buried under the supervision and
protection from a team of Mobile Police from Oyo
State Command.
“ That some arrests were made by Oyo State Police
Command in the massacre with their immediate
release without court trial. This was said to have
been ordered by Oyo State authorities and they were
so released to their amazement. The release of the
arrested suspects gave the clear impression that the
authorities are backing and protecting them to
continue the unjust and illegal killings of Fulani cattle
rearers…”
According to the general, they therefore wanted
immediate stoppage of the killings, justice and
compensation to the Fulanis.
As weighty and indicting as Buhari’s allegations were,
Lam remained unperturbed. He fired back with his
own well coordinated arsenals. Lam identified all the
points raised by Buhari and simply asked the heads
of the organizations directly involved to respond to
the allegations.
First to speak was the Commissioner of Police who
debunked all the claims. Instead of the allegation that
the natives were killing Fulanis, the commissioner
said pointedly that the opposite was the case.
“ The killing of the natives by the Fulanis was duly
reported to the police and, of course, we can’t make
arrest because, as soon as they kill, they migrate to
other areas. Who are you going to arrest? That is the
problem”. On the killing of Fulanis, which he said was
as result of “piled up anger”, the commissioner
disclosed that arrests had been made and the
suspects were in police custody.
Next was the Director of SSS, who equally debuked
the allegations by Buhari. “The natives don’t have
problem with the Fulanis who are resident but those
who are coming in, they don’t care about anybody.
They just go ahead and when they graze the natives
farms, whoever cares to challenge them runs into
trouble. You said 68 people were killed , and people
driven away. I am not saying there were no killings
but they cannot be more than five. The petition is on
the harsh side, there is nothing like that.”
Not done yet, Lam called in his Deputy, Barrister
Iyiola Oladokun; his SSG, Chief Michael Koleoso, both
from Oke Ogun, and the chairman of one of the
affected local government areas, Mr Ademola
Alalade. They stated the true position of things,
corroborating the submissions of the security chiefs.
At this point, all the tensions and apprehensions
evaporated.
Trust Lam any day, he must rub it in. He spoke for
about 20 minutes and the generals were at the edge
of their seats for the entire period. They were like
chicken that had just been thoroughly beaten by the
rain.
Lam said:
“Before I thank you for this visit, you have come to
tell me something. I also want to tell you something
and that something is to make an appeal. General
Buhari has been a former Head of State, Brigadier
Marwa has governed Lagos for some time and with
credibility… so you are national leaders of this
country. Even though, by accident of birth, you are
from the North, you can be born anywhere; may be
next time when I am coming to the world, I will be
born in the North or the South-South.
“My appeal will be that effort must be made to unite
this country and that will be ïn the best interest of all
Nigerians. I am appealing to the Arewa Consultative
Forum, under which auspices our distinguished
Nigerians are here; in recent times, they have been
sending wrong signals to a number of us who believe
in the unity and peace of Nigeria; you have been too
critical of the efforts of the Federal Government. I am
saying this because Nigeria, at this point, cannot
afford to break and the words you northern leaders
utter are very weighty, at the South here, we
normally analyze them critically”.
On all the allegations, he said: “From what they have
written in the petition, this government is completely
blameless because we don’t interfere either with the
judiciary or with the police functions. I always preach
peaceful co-existence in Oyo State and Nigeria as a
whole. We are all Nigerians and that is what we
have been preaching all along and we shall continue
to be Nigerians , no matter the present or immediate
problems which will be solved by the grace of Allah.
“I want to say also that we really have to appeal to
our people, the itinerant Bororo people, that they
should observe less aggression. It is not good , it is
not right just coming from somewhere then you just
pass through farm lands cultivated may be with the
person’s life savings and then over night everything is
gone. That is not right, even Allah does not approve
of that.
We even wonder when they talk about this people
carrying dangerous weapons, I say do they really
believe in Allah? When you just take life like that and
go away! Are we not forbidden not to take human
life? So I think General Buhari, General Marwa, you
have to be educating them… It is my pleasure to
inform you that at the Presidential Lodge, we have
made some arrangements for refreshments so that
before you go we can refresh together”.
Buhari and his team did not wait for any
refreshments. They came in angry and left
bewildered.
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