Furious Fayose scolds Fulani head in Ekiti, levies herdsmen N5000 registration fee

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, furious over the recent killing of a Tiv woman in the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen, has warned the Serikin Fulani, Mohammed Abashe, that he would be held personally responsible in the event of any further attacks, while also ordering Fulani herdsmen to register with N5,000 in their host communities for identity and location.

The governor said Abashe had failed to provide leadership by not stopping his kinsmen from destroying farms.

The governor also condemned the herdsmen attacks on residents “at the slightest provocation.”

Fayose said this at separate peace meetings held on Friday and Saturday nights with Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, farmers, local hunters, security agencies and representatives of the Tiv community in Ado Ekiti.

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He said, “If you (Fulani herders) still want to stay among us, you must accept the responsibility to ensure that none of our peoples’ farms is destroyed by herdsmen any longer.

“None of our people must be killed by your men, either they are strangers or those herdsmen living among us.

“If any killing or destruction of farms of our people occurs again in that area, I will ensure that I use the law to fight you their leader on it. This is the last warning I am giving you,” he warned.

The governor said the activities of the Fulani herders had continued to stain the names of President Muhammadu Buhari and other notable Fulani leaders in the country.

 

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