The Fulani socio-cultural association, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (MAKH) has accused the Nigeria Police and other local security agencies of silently killing their members in communities in Zamfara, Plateau and Benue states.
Speaking with journalist in Abuja on Sunday, the National President of MAKH, Alhaji Bello Bodejo said the association has submitted several complaints to relevant state authorities with no positive response.
He disclosed that MAKH’s state officials in the affected states had presented horrible pictures of the destruction against its members at the national delegates’ conference which ended in Abuja last week.
Bodejo alleged that the Nigeria Air Force officials in Zamfara State had deliberately raised its arsenals in aerial bombardment against its members in their various locations in the state, resulting in the death of hundreds of its members.
On the killings in Benue, Bodejo disclosed that the state government was using its livestock guard officials to attack and kill its members and dispossessing them of their sources of livelihood.
“Our people are displaced from their traditional source of livelihood by virtue of the anti-open grazing law in Benue state. Over 300 of our members have been thrown into jail because of the law.
“Others have been killed extra-judiciously by police and other paramilitary officials allegedly recruited by the state. Our people are being harassed and intimidated in Benue. We have approached the court and we are optimistic that justice will be given to us,” he said.
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