The
leadership of the Fulani community, resident in the South West, has
agreed to embark on compulsory registration of all Fulani herdsmen
operating in the various states of the geo-political zone including
their animals to ensure effective monitoring of their activities by
their hosts and guard against unwholesome behaviours.
This was disclosed by Sardauna Yamma and chairman of the Sarkin Hausawas in the 17 Southern states, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, after a marathon meeting which lasted over six hours, held at the weekend in his Sasa Palace.
Addressing newsmen on the resolutions, Alhaji Maiyasin, who presided over the deliberations and also double as the Sarkin Sasa of Ibadan land, called for cooperation of the host communities, including the various state and local governments, in supporting the Fulani leadership to effectively implement the proposed registration exercise.
According to him, the meeting also mandated Fulani parents to keep close watch on their children and wards to ensure that they do not engage in anti-social behaviours or consumption of hard drugs.
The Fulani community expressed delight over the proactive measures taken by the security operatives which led to the arrest and subsequent prosecution of the suspected kidnappers of Chief Olu Falae, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, while advocating that severe punishment be meted out on all those incriminated in the kidnapping saga to serve as deterrent.
The community, however, expressed reservations over the secession threat by Afenifere over the Fulani herdsmen controversy saying “the outburst by the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group was least expected of whoever professes to be national leaders, as this could heat up the polity and also create bad blood in the land.”
To this end, the Fulani community charged leaders of the various ethnic groups in the country, notably Afenifere, MASSOB, Arewa Consultative Forum and such others to “be cautious in their utterances and always make patriotic pronouncements that would unite the country and not those that would set the nation ablaze.”
“We should take into cognisance the fact that centuries of co-habitation between the Fulani and Yoruba in the South West had blossomed into inter-marriages between the two ethnic groups, hence, leaders from both sides should always preach peace and not discord,” the resolutions further stated.
This was disclosed by Sardauna Yamma and chairman of the Sarkin Hausawas in the 17 Southern states, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, after a marathon meeting which lasted over six hours, held at the weekend in his Sasa Palace.
Addressing newsmen on the resolutions, Alhaji Maiyasin, who presided over the deliberations and also double as the Sarkin Sasa of Ibadan land, called for cooperation of the host communities, including the various state and local governments, in supporting the Fulani leadership to effectively implement the proposed registration exercise.
According to him, the meeting also mandated Fulani parents to keep close watch on their children and wards to ensure that they do not engage in anti-social behaviours or consumption of hard drugs.
The Fulani community expressed delight over the proactive measures taken by the security operatives which led to the arrest and subsequent prosecution of the suspected kidnappers of Chief Olu Falae, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, while advocating that severe punishment be meted out on all those incriminated in the kidnapping saga to serve as deterrent.
The community, however, expressed reservations over the secession threat by Afenifere over the Fulani herdsmen controversy saying “the outburst by the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group was least expected of whoever professes to be national leaders, as this could heat up the polity and also create bad blood in the land.”
To this end, the Fulani community charged leaders of the various ethnic groups in the country, notably Afenifere, MASSOB, Arewa Consultative Forum and such others to “be cautious in their utterances and always make patriotic pronouncements that would unite the country and not those that would set the nation ablaze.”
“We should take into cognisance the fact that centuries of co-habitation between the Fulani and Yoruba in the South West had blossomed into inter-marriages between the two ethnic groups, hence, leaders from both sides should always preach peace and not discord,” the resolutions further stated.
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