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governors have revealed the nationalities of herdsmen attacking
innocent residents in the north-eastern part of Nigeria.
The Northern Governor’s Forum, NGF, says it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigeria’s borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle.
The Northern Governor’s Forum, NGF, says it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigeria’s borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle.
The Chairman of the Forum, Kashim Shettima of Borno, disclosed this
to journalists at the end of the forum’s meeting in Kaduna, on Tuesday
According to him, the governors observed that most of the herdsmen
involved in issues of insecurity are immigrants from Senegal and Mali.
“We also mapped out new strategies that would be used by the
local Fulani herdsmen to rear their cattle without having to move across
the country,” he said.
The Chairman emphasised the need for every Nigerian to see security
as his or her business, pointing out that the nation would remain
backward if there was no peace.
On the indigene/settler dichotomy, the governor said that there was
a push by the forum towards national integration and cohesion so that
every Nigerian could conveniently settle in any part of the country
without suffering any form of discrimination.
“Some of the past governors of Kano State, like the late Sabo
Bakin Zawo, from Niger, and Ibrahim Shekarau, from Borno, were not
indigenes technically, but were assimilated and even attained the
highest office in Kano,” he observed.
He acknowledged that the country was experiencing lots of
challenges, particularly in the northern region, but expressed optimism
that things would get better.
The joint meeting, which had northern traditional council of emirs
and chiefs in attendance, discussed issues of insecurity, the management
of common assets and measures to move the region to greater heights.
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