KILLINGS: We have evidence that implicates politicians

The presidency says it is in possession of evidence implicating politicians in the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in different parts of the country.

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.

Shehu’s statement came hours after Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that Buhari was targeting opposition politicians for punishment.

“This is the same government that said the killers are from Libya, and that they are part of Boko Haram. They have now changed the narrative. They are now saying politicians are herdsmen,” Secondus had said.

“It is just a mere ploy to frame politicians and get them locked up. They even do that to members of their political party who do not share their ideas. They are doing that to us as well. They have left the substance and are now diverting attention from the truth”, he added.

But Shehu appealed to Nigerians to avoid false reports.

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He said that climate change, specifically the drying up of the Chad Basin had led to more pressure on the population in the northern part of the country, saying this further compounded the crisis between herders and local residents.

“The presidency is appealing to all its citizens as well as members of the international community to refrain from spreading false stories and inflammatory statements concerning the recent herder-farmer clashes,” he said.

“The Nigerian government is working closely with state governments and security services — as well as international partners — in order to resolve this ongoing issue.

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