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Techfile: Sultan And I Are Miyetti Allah’s Patrons, Says Sanusi - latest news
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II , says he
personally gave the Federal Government pictures of
800 Fulani herdsmen and their families that were
killed in Taraba State last year but the government
had yet to take action .
He added that the killings in the Middle Belt were
being perpetrated by both the herdsmen and the
locals , stressing that the murder of the herdsmen
was not being accurately reported thereby presenting
a false narrative of ‘ one - sided killings ’ .
Sanusi said this during an interview with Sunday
PUNCH on Saturday.
The emir said , “ Some months ago in Mambilla , in
one weekend , over 800 Fulani were murdered by
Mambilla militias . The papers did not even go there
to cover the story. Most of those wiped out were
women , infants and the elderly .
“ In one case , a pregnant woman was killed , her
stomach was ripped open and the baby was brought
out and slaughtered. I personally handed over to the
Federal Government a dossier with the names and
pictures of the 800 or so people slaughtered as well
as the names and addresses of persons known to
have participated in these acts of ethnic cleansing .
“ Nothing has happened . I also ensured that
authorities received video and audio evidence of
senior politicians in Taraba State , who were involved
in this act of genocide . No one has been arrested .
Fulanis were also murdered in Kajuru and Numan .
“ In many of these cases it was not about conflict but
militias raiding settlements to kill women and children
, and then later , attacking herdsmen and
slaughtering them and their cattle . ”
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
condoled with the people of Benue State over the
recent killing of over 70 persons but rubbished reports
that the attacks were part of a ploy by the Fulani to
take over parts of Nigeria .
He attributed the killings and reprisals to the failure of
government and security agencies.
“ The point I am making is that we are living in a
country that has failed to protect the lives of people
on all sides and bring culprits to book . Also in the
case of the Fulani , there is a deliberate attempt to ‘
ethnicise ’ criminality , and politicians , who are total
failures, have found the anti -Fulani rhetoric to be the
way to get popularity, ” he said .
The monarch said as far as perpetrators continued to
get away with the dastardly acts, they would remain
emboldened to continue to kill .
Sanusi alleged that in Taraba State for instance , one
of the officials that took part in the killing of Fulani
had been given an appointment by the state
government .
He added , “ The Sultan of Sokoto , the Lamido of
Adamawa and I have been quietly speaking to top
security personnel for months; telling them that the
failure to provide justice and the clear involvement of
political leaders in genocide, especially in Taraba , is
causing anxiety .
“ The case of Taraba is particularly bad . In the days
of ( President Olusegun ) Obasanjo , an act of
cleansing , similar to the recent one , happened . A
politician , who was identified by an investigative
panel as a key man behind the genocide, was simply
appointed state attorney general by Governor
Danbaba Suntai and he made sure no one was called
to account .
“ In the recent genocide, a top local government
official , on whom there was evidence of
involvement was removed , then given a political
appointment in Jalingo in the Governor ’ s Office . ”
Asked whether the anti - grazing law in Benue State
is the right approach , the monarch said he shared
the view of Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State
that the law was divisive and unfair to the Fulani
herdsmen .
Sanusi said the law deepened the indigene / settler
dichotomy and made the herdsmen feel isolated.
The monarch added that he had appealed to the
Taraba State governor to delay the implementation of
the law in the state but all his pleas had fallen on
deaf ears.
The emir stated , “ I fully support all efforts to attract
investment into cattle rearing . This is global best
practice . Capital is put into development of ranches
and grazing areas , herdsmen settle . Their cattle are
healthier and fatter, they sell milk and milk products
and beef , their children go to school and they are
economically much better off .
“ This is what we all want . But in Benue and Taraba ,
the approach has not been one of including and
supporting and regulating herdsmen but of isolation
and hate. I am happy Governor Lalong of Plateau has
publicly stated that he advised Governor Ortom of
Benue to tread carefully.
“ I can confirm that I personally spoke to Governor
Darius Ishaku before his public hearings on his law
and begged him to slow down until he has worked
out proper implementation but he refused. ”
The former CBN governor admitted that he was one
of the patrons of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association of Nigeria .
He said the Sultan of Sokoto , the Emir of Katsina ,
the Emir of Zazzau and the Lamido of Adamawa
were also patrons of MACBAN .
Sanusi , therefore , stated that the group was not a
violent one .
He said , “ As I understand it when Miyetti Allah was
first set up , they requested a few Fulani emirs to be
their patrons in their capacity as emirs . The first
grand patron was Sultan Abubakar III and he was
replaced by successive sultans – Dasuki , Maccido and
Saad Abubakar now .
“ Other patrons were emir of Kano, Lamido of
Adamawa and emirs of Zazzau and Katsina , I
believe . So , my predecessor was a patron and on
my ascension to the throne , I became a patron . This
is all nominal .
“ To the best of my knowledge , Miyetti Allah has
never been involved in acts of violence and has
always condemned violence and called on its
members to eschew violence.
“ It is , however , committed to protecting the
fundamental rights of herdsmen as Nigerians
including constitutional right to freedom of movement
and the ownership of private wealth and peaceful
conduct of their business. ”
The emir added that the effects of desertification had
led to an increase in competition for resources .
The monarch, therefore , described allegations that
Fulani wanted to take over Nigeria as a ‘ daft
argument ’ .
Sanusi stated , “ Grazing routes have been taken
way by politicians . We have demographic implosion
in the North , desertification, reduction in water
reserves and competition for resources among
various aspects of agriculture – crop production ,
animal husbandry and fishing.
“ What we see is the failure of political authority, the
cynical manipulation of ethnic identity by failed
governments and the impotence of our security
machinery . Instead of being dragged into a debate
on whether Fulani are trying to take over peoples
land – which is a daft argument – let us try and bring
some intelligence into this discussion on weak
governance rather than emotions . ”
Sanusi ’s comments on Taraba clashes most
unfortunate — Ishaku
Meanwhile , Ishaku has denied Sanusi ’ s allegation
that there was genocide against Fulani herdsmen by
some political leaders , especially in Taraba , claiming
that these killings were causing anxiety .
The governor, who spoke through his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity , Mr . Bala Dan Abu ,
advised Sanusi to emulate the leadership style of the
Sultan of Sokoto , Alhaji Sa ’ ad Abubakar .
While admitting that the Sultan had been preaching
peace across the country, he called on the Kano emir
to stop aggravating security situation in the country
by his inflammatory comments capable of causing
tension .
Ishaku added , “ The truth of the matter is that there
has never been genocide against Fulani in Taraba .
What the emir is talking about was a communal
clash between the Fulani and the Mambila in the
Sardauna Local Government Area of the state in June
last year .
“ In that communal clash, both sides suffered
casualties and the figure of deaths from both sides
put together was nothing close to genocide.
“ Before now , there have been reported cases of
killings by herdsmen in Taraba and currently , we
have IDPs in camps as a result of herdsmen invasion
of communities in Lau and Wukari LGAs of the state .
“ Sanusi has not said a word about these killings . So
, for him to level such allegation against the governor
is most unfortunate .
According to him , the Fulani elite in Mambilla might
have given the emir wrong information about the
crisis in Mambilla and called on all to support the
governor ’ s peace initiative , aimed at promoting
peace in the state .
The governor explained that after the crisis on the
Mambilla , the Fulanis accused the chairman of the
local government , Mr . John Yep , of taking side with
his Mambilla kinsmen and requested the governor to
remove him .
“ As a peace loving governor , His Excellency asked
him to step aside to give way for investigation and
he has not being given any appointment anywhere .
Just recently , the investigative panel submitted its
report which did not indict the suspended chairman ,
yet the governor has not recalled him .
“ Sanusi wields a lot of influence and he should be
careful about things he said so as not to send wrong
signals out there . There is no single element of truth
in his allegations, ” he said .
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