Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) comprising
\nFulani cattle herders is spoiling for a show down with Governor Ayodele
\nFayose of Ekiti State.<\/p>\n
They are angry with him over the introduction of the Ekiti Grazing
\nEnforcement Marshals (EGEM),a vigilance group tasked with \u2018arresting\u2019 cows
\nfound invading and damaging farms\u00a0 in the state.<\/p>\n
The association branded Fayose\u2019s action unscrupulous and targeted at \u201cour
\nmembers who are bona fide citizens of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baba Othman Ngelzarma, spokesman for the group in a statement yesterday
\nsaid, \u201cthe anti-malu vigilante group shot five cows and carted away the
\nmeat but the herdsman was able to flee with the rest of his cattle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Continuing, MACBAN said: \u201cAs far as we know, Ekiti State is not an island
\nof its own , but a state within the Federal Republic of Nigeria and while
\nthe Governor is permitted to carry out actions geared towards protecting
\nthe interest of Ekiti State, such actions should follow the rule of law.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe deplore this act of brigandage and call on Governor Fayose to offer an
\nunreserved apology to MACBAN, and equally set machinery in motion with a
\nview to compensating our members who lost five cows in this primitive
\nadventure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat the brutality of the Ekiti Grazing enforcement marshals (popularly
\nknown as Anti- malu) on herdsmen is even outside the time stipulated by
\nthat law (if the law exists at all).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe federal government should therefore look into the actions and
\nactivities of this committee because we cannot fold our hands while the
\nonly means of survival of our members is taken away and destroyed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hereby constrained to implore the federal government through its
\nsecurity agencies to wade into this unprovoked and primitive aggression
\nagainst our members, before this macabre incident develops into
\nunquenchable inferno involving our members and Ekiti State government.<\/p>\n
However, the group sympathized with the government of Kaduna State, and
\nthe people of\u00a0 Kaduna South over the recent attack on\u00a0 Godogodo\u00a0 community
\nby people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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