Killer herdsmen not part of us – Miyetti Allah

A Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah
Kautal Hore has distanced itself from killings that
occurred in Benue State.
The association said whoever perpetrated such
crime is not a member of the socio-cultural
group.
They condemned the recent attack in Benue state,
leading to death of innocent people including
women and children.
The group, describing the perpetrators of the evil
act as irresponsible elements said the Fulanis are
peace loving people.
In a statement issued at the weekend by the
National Publicity Secretary of the association,
Alhaji Yusuf Ardo, said the killings are unfortunate
and condemnable to all.
He emphasised that Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore is
an association which uphold peace, love, unity
and harmony in the country, adding that they
have never supported violence in the society and
they would never do so any time, any day and any
were in the country.
“We are peace loving people, we believed in love
for one another. Any Fulani Pastoralist that
doesn’t believe in peace is not part of us,” he
added.
However, the association commended President
Muhammadu Buhari for his prompt action on the
matter by sending the Hon. Minister of interior,
Gen. Abdulrahaman Danbazau (RTD) to the area.
The group further appealed to security agencies to
arrest the perpetrators of the ugly incident and
bring them to book.
They urged individual groups and individuals
going about making false allegation against the
association to desist from the act.
“It is because of our peace loving that made the
association challenge the anti-grazing law in
court, we believed in judiciary not violence,” It
read.
The association called on all Fulani Pastoralist
living in Benue and other parts of the country to
remain calm and be law abiding citizen, urging
the Federal government to also look into the
causes of the crisis in states like, Adamawa,
Taraba, Kaduna, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Benue and
Plateau states so as to have a lasting solution in
those areas, particularly the issues of anti-
grazing laws and others involving Fulani
Pastoralist in the country.