Gov Ishaku hits back at Miyetti Allah over anti-Fulani militia charge, calls it ‘cheap blackmail’

Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, Sunday hit back at Miyetti Allah’s allegation that his government was training an anti-Fulani ethnic militia, branding it “cheap blackmail and propaganda”.

Ishaku’s statement came after the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Breeders Association, Baba Usman,made the allegation against the state government while also urging the governor to arrest and prosecute masterminds of crisis against the Fulani in Lau.

But the governor who spoke through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu, said the Miyetti Allah group was “trying desperately to turn the truth upside down” and that government will not fall for what he called “their cheap blackmail.”

“The people who were given mass burial were not Fulani. National television stations and newspapers published the story. No single Fulani man was killed; instead, they were the killers.

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“I challenge them to come out with evidence against the governor that he is training ethnic militia against Fulani.

“They should also name the location where the training is taking place so the security agencies can move in to effect arrests.

“We are aware of their plot to stop the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition law in the state, which is due to commence soon.

 

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