Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has reacted over a comment credited to Abdullahi Bodejo, the President of Miyetti Allah Kautel Hore, on rejection of Rural Grazing Area introduced by the Federal Government.
Bodejo, had in an interview with TheSun, said the “Fulani is the largest ethnic groups and every Governor in Nigeria, adding that the South East should carve out an area for the Fulani in their respective States to settle and raise their cows.
Speaking further, Bodejo alleged that the “South East Governors and Ohanaeze want to divide Nigeria Over the Pronouncement of ban on herdsmen Conveyance of cattle by foot, and the war declared on erring pastoralists caught up trespassing from one Community to another by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide.
Reacting through a statement, Ohanaeze Youth said, the Fulani tribe is one of the few minorities ethnic groups in Nigeria, respective of their dominance over some ethnic groups in the North.
“It’s on record that igbos are found in all the clans across 774 LGAs of Nigeria, and a future credible census will put an end to the bogus claims of Abdullahi Bodejo, with igbos all over Nigeria, we have never ascribe to carving out Land demands from the host Governors outside South East, or using threats and hate speeches to acquire lands for our Businesses, rearing of cattle remains a private business and should adhere to the strict rules of South East Governors on the ban of pastoralists movement of cattle by foot, and wish to remind Miyetti Allah that the bushes and forests and farmlands belongs to Igbo speaking people of South East and erring pastoralists caught up moving with cows from Community to Community from Monday 9/9/19, will taste the full Wrath of igbos, and Miyetti Allah should be held responsible for daring peace loving people of South East.
“South East Governors and Ohanaeze will never bring policies that will divide Nigeria, but the recent 1700 forests guards in Enugu,had panicked Miyetti Allah Kautel Hole leadership, and soon the neferious activities of the murderous herdsmen masquerading as pastoralists had been put on check with the recent ban on herdsmen by South East Governors.
“We have finalized arrangements for the five South East State house of Assemblies to enact laws on ban on open grazing so that full weight of the law will descend on any erring pastoralists caught up trespassing from one Community to Community.
“Miyetti Allah Kautel Hole leadership should tender unreserved apology to the South East Governors or should be arrested for hate speech and provocative remarks capable of truncating peaceful environment in the South East.
