Jesusegun Alagbe

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has warned security agencies and civilians against attacking Malian herders grazing their cattle in Gudu and Tangaza Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.

The social media had been filled with reports of the invasion of Gudu and Tangaza in Sokoto State by some bandits on Friday.

But the state police command had debunked the claim, saying the invaders were not bandits, but herdsmen from Mali “who reside in a forest in Niger Republic, sharing a border with Gudu and Tangaza Local Government Areas of the state.”

Speaking with our correspondent on Monday, the Secretary-General of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Mr Alhassan Saleh, said the Malian herders’ presence in the country was nothing to worry about, as they were only grazing their cattle, a tradition he said they had been performing annually for the past 100 years.

“Those people are not bandits; they are covered by the ECOWAS Protocol on Trans Human Movement to move across borders to graze their cattle. They have been doing that for over 100 years. They come during the dry season and leave later,” he said.

The said protocol allows ECOWAS member countries’ citizens to have the right to enter, reside and establish in the territory of member countries.

Article 3 of the protocol, however, states that any ECOWAS citizen who wishes to enter the territory of any other member country shall be required to possess a valid travel document and international health certificate.

Saleh said the government and security agencies ought to sensitise Nigerians on the protocol in order to avert any trouble.

He said, “It’s because we are so sensitive nowadays that anytime we see a large number of cows, we panic. I blame the government and security agencies for this. They ought to enlighten the people on the ECOWAS Protocol for better understanding.

“Those foreign herders are not bandits and I hope we will not attack them and then invite trouble. Nobody should attack them.

“Ideally, the Customs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other security agencies, should issue Trans Human Certificates to the foreign herders.”

Saleh said the security agencies ought to have collected important data, such as the number of herders coming into the country; the number of cattle they are bringing into the country; the health of the cows so as to know which one is diseased; how long the herders will stay here with their cattle; and when they will leave so that they can be tracked.

He said, “We are supposed to have cross-border security in place and deploy cattle tracking technology. Unfortunately, the government is not serious about livestock development in this country.

“They would promise to ranch today and cattle colony tomorrow, but nothing is happening. Maybe they want to eradicate pastoralism and give the business to capitalists.”

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Moshood Jimoh, had also on Saturday said there were no bandits in Sokoto State, but herders from Mali.

“They come to the same area annually from Mali to Nigerian border areas in search of water for their cattle,” he had said.
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I totally agree with Miyetti Allah. Nobody should attack the Malian Herders even as they go around wielding sophisticated weapons and imposing taxes on the poor indigenes, instead we should attack the Nigerian farmers for not surrendering their ancestral lands for grazing.
Even a country as wrteched as Niger, Chad and even Togo has a comprehensive data base/ biometric data of all their citizens even with the ECOWAS agreement on free movement/trade in West Africa, they've not born you well to move around without any means of identification even if you want to buy Chewing gum across the street and you are caught by the security agents without any ID you will hate ur life, that is if you are bundled back to ur country in one piece, but reverse is the case here. And you people want to tell me that we are not all gradually running MAD in this country.

Did they have valid travel document and health certificate?
If they do, no problem.

Good riddance

Hmmmm

My Goodness! So Miyetti Allah are now instructing security agencies what to do and what not?

Is this a country?

First, it's illegal for them to enter a country which is not theirs. But it is normal since they are also Fulani, so you can't differentiate between the ones living in Nigeria and the one that came from other countries.

I won't be surprised if they register for a PVC and vote next year.

“Those foreign herders are not bandits and I hope we will not attack them and then invite trouble. Nobody should attack them.

There was a country
Buhari is not in control

The North is the number 1 problem with Nigeria

HallaDaTruth:
The North is the number 1 problem with Nigeria

I tell you, you can imagine the kind of things going on over there. It will be very hard for Nigeria to develop with the North attached to it.

HallaDaTruth:
The North is the number 1 problem with Nigeria

As in eh. There is a great error i have seen in Nigeria, illiterates and philistines leading the educated. Those guys are the parasites yet incomparable to any other. Before you know it, they go violent.

o Lord, let Biafra do and come quick... let me see which herder wey them born wey fit enter our national territory in the name of Fulanis being in charge of a country.... Nigeria is way too messed up.... seriously messed up by these people from the north side.

So myetti Allah is now controlling the security of this country

It has gotten to this level


It shall not be well with myetti Allah, buhari, osinbajo and all the bmc/bmo urchins and Apc supporters for supporting evil cos of hatred

Even with the free movement with the ECOWAS regions, the Nigerian Authorities should register these Malian herders and ensure they have proper identification in the event that anyone of them commits crime on Nigerian soil, he can be easily traced in his country of origin.


With the rapid spread of Yellow Fever and other diseases, these Malian herders should also be vaccinated if they have not been vaccinated with proof.....

As long as they keep their madness up North, then I could care less if the herders come from Jerusalem.

uboma:
Even with the free movement with the ECOWAS regions, the Nigerian Authorities should register these Malian herders and ensure they have proper identification in the event that anyone of them commits crime on Nigerian soil, he can be easily traced in his country of origin.


With the rapid spread of Yellow Fever and other diseases, these Malian herders should also be vaccinated if they have not vaccinated with proof.....

And given tradermoni with choice plot of landed property across the 6 geopolitical zone. If possible pay for their hajj trip to and fro Saudi. Also there children should be given scholarship from nursery to university level

Turantula:

And given tradermoni with choice plot of landed property across the 6 geopolitical zone. If possible pay for their hajj trip to and fro Saudi. Also there children should be given scholarship from nursery to university level

Your comment makes no sense at all.

The truth is that Buhari has been amassing an army of herdsmens around the country fro some reasons best known to him

“Those foreign herders are not bandits and I hope we will not attack them and then invite trouble. Nobody should attack them...."

Yeah teaming up as the killers that they are.Buhari's kinsmen congregating confidently @ the eve of an election year.

Even warning the hausa-fulani core Muslim security chiefs not to carry out their constitutional responsibility.

Just as the air force have orders then not to return fire from fulanis militias in Adamawa.Lord Lugard you will never have peace.

What nonsense is this naaaa..?

If my Alpha Male Bishop Oyedepo talk now, dem go de para upandan.

How can we be quiet when foreign killers are living large on our resources and Jibril Al-Sudani is busy smiling away with our lives to untimely graves. This is ridiculous...!

gurunlocker:
My Goodness! So Miyetti Allah are now instructing security agencies what to do and what not? Is this a country?

First, it's illegal for them to enter a country which is not theirs. But it is normal since they are also Fulani, so you can't differentiate between the ones living in Nigeria and the one that came from other countries.I won't be surprised if they register for a PVC and vote next year.

You think Buhari government refused to designate them the killers/terrorists that they rightfully are for no good reason

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buhariguy:
Did they have valid travel document and health certificate?If they do, no problem.

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Guess you were in Nigeria when the useless president stupidly said Gaddaffi-trained Malians, Guineans, Lybians and Chadians are the one ones violating our sovereignity and killing Nigerians

Yet he said the only thing he can do is for Nigerians
"to pray" while his "service chiefs are racking their brains" So foreigners can invade Nigeria from anywhere even if they have identification? Do you know the security implication of this your reasoning? Be reasonable for once.

choi

Haa! Ori miyatti Allah ti buru

I will not 4give Britain for preventing the north from having independence in 1965 and also working against Biafra in 1967, Nigeria is just like a forced marriage, which is bound to always have problems?!

But you guys can attack others cos your chairman is the commander in chief.

Mosquitoes bite Una mouth

Make these ones stfu abeg!!

Nonsense!

What nonsense?

And to think Buhari is the grand patron of Miyetti Allah

Chei

Nigeria is gone

Nigeria is now a jungle under Jubril