Herdsmen Must Be Evacuated From The South ASAP – CNG

The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has come out to urge FG to take immediate steps to evacuate all herdsmen in the South.

This was recently revealed in a statement via CNG’s Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, a study has shown that at present, only ten per cent of the Fulani herdsmen live and conduct business in the entire South, and the animosity towards herders is just excessive.

He added that it is vital to evacuate them peacefully because their security cannot be guaranteed in their host communities in the southern part of the country.

His words, “With the incessant show of animosity against the pastoral communities by the people of the South and their leaders, it has become a matter of urgent necessity for the federal government of Nigeria to take steps to evacuate the remaining ten per cent of herders currently in the South back home.”

“With the onset of the fresh systematic vilification of the herdsmen at the official level, it is important to evacuate them peacefully since apparently their security could not be guaranteed in their host communities in the southern part of the country.”

“A study has shown that with all the overhyped hatred for the pastoral communities by the South and their leaders, only ten per cent of herders live in the entire South which can conveniently be accommodated in the North.”

“We call on President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors to act now to protect law-abiding members of Fulani communities from a falling trap set by the aggressive policy of the southern governors who apparently believe that Fulani has no rights in Nigeria.”