@BashirAhmaad What is African and Nigerian business with this? Why are we obsessed with another people and culture and religion then make a mockery of our own. Why are Africans so inferior and engulfed in inferiority complex. It’s sickening.
One of the factors that may be contributing to the persistence of banditry and insecurity in Nigeria is the perception (I will stay with reality not perception) that ethnic and communal loyalties sometimes take precedence over national accountability. Precisely, there is a belief system among Fulani that says: “If you kill one Fulani, you’ve killed all Fulani”, this deep loyalty among Fulani is what spurs some Fulani in government to say: “bandits are our brothers”, it’s what supports the concept of repentant bandits and heavy compensation for crimes, that can be called “crime against humanity”, or how else would you explain the slaughter of that school teacher in Oyo state and yet the people in authority would support rehabilitation of such person simply because of ethnic loyalty that binds Fulani together.
Many Nigerians believe that a significant number of armed herders and bandits operating in the country are not Nigerian, but are allowed to commit heinous crimes because their brothers in power cannot handle the prosecution of their brothers. There is a precedence for this. During Lam Adesina tenure in Oyo State, Buhari and his entourage of Fulani leaders from Daura stormed the Governor’s office to protest the killing of one Fulani even when that single killing was a retaliation that came out of frustration from killing of many indigenes and destruction of their farms. It took Lam’s wisdom and statesmanship to douse the fire.
This has led to frustration among citizens who expected influential Fulani leaders, traditional institutions, political elites, and community organizations to take a stronger and more visible stand against criminal elements claiming Fulani identity. This type of blind ethnic loyalty makes us belief that Fulani are people that cannot be trusted with power.
You said at a “junction”. Go and look at your mosque property survey, does it extend to that junction, if it doesn’t, you have no case. It means that junction area is not part of your property and the owner of that spot should be the person to complain. I’m not saying this to oppose your religion; I’m citing the rule of law and what will hold in court and legal system.
@CrownprinceCom2 That means if they are found to be involved in banditry or kidnapping you will be a sponsor of bandits and will be severely dealt with.
@ParallelFacts Nigeria insecurity is beyond your government? Why are you still in power? Please get hell out of there and allow competent hands to come in. If Traore of Burkina Faso can tackle insecurity, you should be ashamed of yourself for coming out openly to say that.
He said Unity is sacrosanct to the northern political elites precisely Fulani, but they do not seemed equally committed to stability of the federation when they are outside power. This is is a perception among some of us that Fulani political elites place a high value on unity when it serves their interests, yet become associated with political violence, instability, agitation, and obstruction when federal power shifts elsewhere.
We all know the period preceding the 2015 election, Fulani political elites sponsored insecurity, political tension, and sustained opposition pressure that contributed to the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan. Now we are witnessing similar patterns of political violence under President Bola Tinubu, a man I have no sympathy for. It is clear Fulani political elites prioritize access to power over national development.
I am not advocating the breakup of Nigeria, not because it will make the Fulani political elites uncomfortable, but because there will not be a country for them to leach on when Nigeria cease to exist. It is in Fulani best interest to know their place and work for true unity at all times including when power is not under their control.
Are they Nigerians? Is their sponsors Nigerian? Is this a patriotic act? Do they still believe in corporate existence of Nigeria? Can these people and their sponsors survive a break up of Nigeria? It’s clear that they are building a case for a breakup of Nigeria. If the goal is to impose Islam, that has FAILED. It’s not going to happen. Again, perpetuating political violence when your tribe is not in power is not a smart patriotic move. It present your ethnic group as people to hate and reject.