Sirjamo:
Sounds like a Nollywood script, Mr Okupe's imaginary sense has been outstanding, since he lost his meal ticket as the spokesman to his Royal cluelessness

he's saying the truth. This isn't politicking. Be a human and condemn evil

tonytony208:


Only a dead brain fool will think this is a lie.

Until you eventually crawl out of that hole you call your village, you will not know that, 90percent of what you read on your Java phone are not true

We know this all along,top fulani men are involved. The only new information i got is that the poor herdsmen are actually not the ones doing the attack.

The only thing i still could not understand is why over the years these attacks have not been successfully curbed even in past administrations that were not lead by members of this cattle Borgious or their sympathizers.

FreddyKruger:

How did Atiku chase bokoharam out of Adamawa State when he didn't even have the powers Ortom a governor presently in office has? The governor of a state has the right to protect his people from invaders and murderers using all means necessary. You can go ask Fayose of ekiti state.

I don't know about Atiku chasing book haram out of Adamawa, what I do know is that book haram still carried out a deadly bombing in a mosque in Adamawa one or two months ago and Fulani herdsmen are also rampaging that state too. While I will attest to the gallantry of Ayo Fayose in tackling Fulani menace in ekiti, I will also say that you can't compare the activities of herdsmen in Ekiti in southwest to Benue in the north. There are just a few herdsmen in Ekiti compared to Benue and the reasons are obvious, Benue is closer to them and then they have lots of farmlands which cattle's can feed on. While am not taking anything away from fayose, but u got to understand that the spectrum of the issue in Benue is bigger than Ekiti.

Dindondin:
he's saying the truth. This isn't politicking. Be a human and condemn evil

You want to know the truth? I will tell you.
Nomadic Fulani do not believe in government, their cows, to them are more valuable than even their own life! it's the means by which they exist anyway, you steal it, they take law into their own hands.
They are illiterates, and therefore know
nothing about the rule of law.
Allowing such people to roam all over an under policed country is a clear recipe for disaster. That is the more reason why we need those ranches now.

K

Sirjamo:
Until you eventually crawl out of that hole you call your village, you will not know that, 90percent of what you read on your Java phone are not true

Until some idiots fish their brains from your anuses, they will know that you are the kings of fools.

Quality20:
bcoz d president is Fulani u want to paint him as sponsoring d crisis? No leader wants crisis in his domain. It would have made more sense if u had said that PDP and Okupe are the ones responsible for the crisis so they can easily score cheap political points and win d next elections

Your response makes no sense. I am not trying paint him. It's something audible to the deaf and visible to the blind. Don't sell your soul to party or religious or ethnic affiliation. Where's your humanity? Even if you see Buhari order the herdsmen today, you'll still say "no leader wants crisis in his domain" so he ordered them to kill so that he can restore peace. what a slowpoke you are

God will judge

Veetee:


The other 'leaders can never be united as the fulanis, these people are bound by their religious beliefs, its like a cult thing, their god, 'allah' is a blood thirsty god, well i wish i could say more....

This is bizarre.

Those "leaders" are just useless.

Do you need any religion to protect or defend yourself physically?

This should be as basic as nature exists.

Even bacteria collaborate among themselves for self defense.

What if there's flood or earthquake threatening their existence, would they be talking of religion?

There is no religion that is against protecting oneself from existential threat.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, special about Fulani, we just cannot overcome our proclivity to indulge them by allowing them to get away with multiple atrocities without challenge, and telling ourselves how "omnipotent" they are.

They are not more religious or "cultic" than any tribe in Nigeria.

Most of these villages in Benue have one or more "deities" that they claim they worship, and into which they claim they have "initiated" their young men, as a defense/military force.

Why is it difficult to put them into the use for which they have been inducted.

We read about how the people of Nasarrawa (Ombatshe) put a stiff resistance to a massive "invasion" of their homestead not long ago.

Why are Benue people allowing their defenseless people massacred for this long without resistance?

Are they goats?

Below is an account of self-defense in the Bible

Nehemiah 4:7-23

7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.

9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.

10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”

11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”

12 Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

13 Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows.

14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

15 When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.

16 From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah

17 who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, 18 and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.

19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.

20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!”

21 So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

22 At that time I also said to the people, “Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.”

23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.

They prayed.

Their leader reassured/emboldened them.

They used their intelligence network to get into the Arabs' violent plans (counter-intelligence).

They stationed sentries to alert them of invasion.

They reinforced their rank and file.

They posted troops to guard their workers.

They built their wall.

They didn't let down their guards even when they went drinking water.

InfiniteLoopx:

Are you for real Do you know that you are uniting others against you? Are aware that if this senseless killing continues, this nation may plunge into civil war? and for your information, Nigerians will make sure you guys are pushed back to Futa Jalon, from whence you came.

WHO WILL FIGHT THE CIVIL WAR? THE SAME COWARDS THAT YOU ARE? FULANIS ARE WARRIORS AND WAR IS OUR WAY.

WHEN FULANIS WHERE BEING KILLED WHAT DID YOU DO? WHEN THE FULANIS SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD WHICH IS CATTLE WAS BEING STOLEN AND POISONED WHERE WERE YOU... TAKE AWAY A MAN SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD AND HE WILL FIGHT BACK TOOTH AND NAIL.

alhajisocrates:


WHO WILL FIGHT THE CIVIL WAR? THE SAME COWARDS THAT YOU ARE? FULANIS ARE WARRIORS AND WAR IS OUR WAY.

WHEN FULANIS WHERE BEING KILLED WHAT DID YOU DO? WHEN THE FULANIS SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD WHICH IS CATTLE WAS BEING STOLEN AND POISONED WHERE WERE YOU... TAKE AWAY A MAN SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD AND HE WILL FIGHT BACK TOOTH AND NAIL.

We already know your evil plan in over-running the country, but you will fail in your agenda. You guys are Fraidy-cats. Chiken hearted bastards. The worst I have ever seen. You attack in the dead of the night, butchering everything on your way, including day ol babies, and you call that bravery? Stupid ass. Soldiers meets on battle field, not homes to suck blood of innocent folks... not women, children and old folks. You guys are fuvking terrorist. Continue in your art of terror until the table turns against you.

One sided as usual

InfiniteLoopx:

We already know your evil plan in over-running the country, but you will fail in your agenda. You guys are Fraidy-cats. Chiken hearted bastards. The worst I have ever seen. You attack in the dead of the night, butchering everything on your way, including day ol babies, and you call that bravery? Stupid ass. Soldiers meets on battle field, not homes to suck blood of innocent folks... not women, children and old folks. You guys are fuvking terrorist. Continue in your art of terror until the table turns against you.

IT IS CALLED TACTICAL WARFARE....FOR THE KIDS AND WOMEN....ITS COLLATERAL DAMAGE

reality1010:

According to information we received, when there is a disagreement between host communities, or between herdsmen and farmers, the Fulani herdsmen who accompany the cattle will locate the nearest Fulani settlement. When they arrive, they will narrate their story.

“The Fulani (Nigerian middlemen) cattle managers will notify their top Fulani Herdsmen which in this case, include governors (like El Rufai) and other top Fulani Bourgeois who own the cattle. A decision will be made about whether there should be an attack or not on the said village or host community. If an attack is sanctioned, then modalities will be mapped out and a date will be chosen for the attack. Most times, Fulani herdsmen in the military and police are notified and everyone sends a representative. Neighboring settlements sends out representatives and arms cache are opened and arms are distributed to the participants. The major participants are the 20 to 40 Fulani herdsmen whose job is to kill.

“During an attack, every Fulani person in the area knows there will be an attack and all will contribute to make sure it goes on successfully. Fulanis in the higher levels of the military will ensure all commands under them stand down, and the top Fulani police officers will do the same. The road is then clear for the Fulani herdsmen to carry their attacks.

“Next time when we talk about a herdsmen attack, we must understand that the attack was not carried out by the herdsmen you see escorting cattle on the roads and bushes. These attacks are well coordinated and sometimes involves the approval of senators and influential men in Abuja. Even our president Mohammed Buhari has a herd of cattle and hence is a Fulani herdsman, corroborating the information we received from respondents on ground. Fulani herdsmen attacks involves all Fulani ethnic members in Nigeria. Most times, these attacks happen only because “respectable men” sanction them.”

Gbam! It's that simple.

The article is more of hatefulness than reason. The report does not sound intelligent. In a sovereign nation like Nigeria, a few individuals in collaboration with the hierarchy in the Police and military would run amok in villages and kill innocent people, just like that.

SMH my head...if the article is actually from Doyin Okupe, he is a disappointment rather than a statesman

CharleyBright:
Hmmmmm.

The easiest way to put a complete end to the senseless herdsmen killing Nationwide is for FG to :
1. Put an end to Grazing nationwide.

2. Completely disarm the herdsmen. They are not licensed to carry arms and weapons, why allow them to carry arms?
3. Profile the Herdsmen to ascertain their true identity. Those of Nigerian descent should be properly identified and registered with a recognized body. the non Nigerian herdsmen should be kicked out.

Unfortunately, the north always play religious and ethnic politics in all things. They will tell you Grazing is part of their religion and culture and they won't agree to its ban ( and don't
mind Herdsmen killing people where opposed). They will even tell you Niger and Chadian herdsmen are more Nigerian ( cos of Islamic religion) than a southern christian, and it is OK a Chadian or Nigerien Hetdsmen kill southerners rather than the herdsmen be kicked out.
These are basic truths northerners cannot deny in their heart of hearts.

The North has created far more problem for Nigeria than it have solved since independence.

There must be an end to grazing for these killings to end.

You did not read this writeup

Sirjamo:
You want to know the truth? I will tell you.
Nomadic Fulani do not believe in government, their cows, to them are more valuable than even their own life! it's the means by which they exist anyway, you steal it, they take law into their own hands.
They are illiterates, and therefore know
nothing about the rule of law.
Allowing such people to roam all over an under policed country is a clear recipe for disaster. That is the more reason why we need those ranches now.

Agreed. But you know those lives wasted by these herdsmen are also valuable. It could be your kin.
If other ethnic groups can adapt to civilization, respect laws n govt. Fulani herdsmen too can do it.

doyin okupe is mere opportunist trying to rebuild his image for another position in 2019..election

there is nothing he has said that was reasonable but only for those who are cheap to deceive...

was doyin not the special adviser to GEJ in PDP when half of Benue was taken over by Bokoharam

after terrible massacre of the inhabitants...just few yrs now..he's coming out to show his dirty & ugly face to win the "fools votes"...Tufiakwa!

This the gospel truth my brodas..been telling my peps same for long

CharleyBright:
Hmmmmm.

The easiest way to put a complete end to the senseless herdsmen killing Nationwide is for FG to :
1. Put an end to Grazing nationwide.

2. Completely disarm the herdsmen. They are not licensed to carry arms and weapons, why allow them to carry arms?
3. Profile the Herdsmen to ascertain their true identity. Those of Nigerian descent should be properly identified and registered with a recognized body. the non Nigerian herdsmen should be kicked out.

Unfortunately, the north always play religious and ethnic politics in all things. They will tell you Grazing is part of their religion and culture and they won't agree to its ban ( and don't
mind Herdsmen killing people where opposed). They will even tell you Niger and Chadian herdsmen are more Nigerian ( cos of Islamic religion) than a southern christian, and it is OK a Chadian or Nigerien Hetdsmen kill southerners rather than the herdsmen be kicked out.
These are basic truths northerners cannot deny in their heart of hearts.

The North has created far more problem for Nigeria than it have solved since independence.

There must be an end to grazing for these killings to end.

Fact

micfoley:
Shocking if true

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This is similar to what my mom told me on the phone today. Her village was attacked by these animals n she told me that the police n military drafted to the area only stayed to protect the kings palace n d neighbouring villages were left to their fate. This is true jare

If u are wise and also have respect for life and property of your ppl do what Fayose did and be at peace

porka:
What are the leaders in the other communities doing?

Don't they have people in the military, police, civil service, intelligence, banks, insurance, big corporations?

What are the duties of their senators, governors, importers, exporters, ministers, oil well owners, lecturers, vice chancellors and ministers?

Why can't they collaborate the same way?

Who stops them from organizing themselves to counter these OCCULTIC attacks?

Why are the Fulani leaders the only ones looking after the welfare of their people?

Why are the other "Leaders" not showing responsibility to their own people?

They wont protect their own because of a plate of porridge they get by using the life of their people as collateral.

I have always said Buhari bought all fulanis at the top to make sure herdsmen are not arrested, because they are sent on a mission but to people it was always a fabricated stories. Ibi tan lo la de yi. Awon ojogbo southern, nibo la duro si? Governor Okowa, the fulani herdsmen were killing deltas in dozens and he them to stay and be killed and don't take laws into their hands because the is the right of the Fulani to kill anybody unchallenged. Pa Buhari made sure Fulani people are strategically well positon at the top.
Okowa, deltas will no longer be your collateral to get gratifications from the top, rather your families will stay in place of the masses of deltas.

ufo4u:
and what are you for the killings of the innocent souls

Did I just read "What are you for the killings of the innocent souls?"

Fella, seems you lack comprehension skills...

I never supported the killings, neither have I posted anything that falls on the borderline between the right to life of the innocent people being killed and the barbaric herds men.

Rather, my position has unequivocally been in support of the innocents being killed.

So, when has condemning the barbaric acts become suggestive as supporting it?

Here're my suggestions for you dude:

1. Go back and re-read the thread.
2. If need be, please get your self a pair of glasses.
3. Comprehend and digest the bits
4. Know my position on the issue before quoting me?

.

Sirjamo:
You are a confirm candidate for Yaba left, its just a matter of time

Oh yes... That's a complement Nigger - coz I feel like terrorizzing that empty bucket you call a skull?

Think of it?

Those innocent peeps who're being killed are some peeps' fathers, mothers, sisters and bread winners. You think it's just right to play politics with their bloods - for the teenies of politics?

That's what I call an itsy-bitsy reasoning and it portrays you as IDIOTIC.

You know what?

This is what I am: A trouble maker and A DEFENDER OF THE RIGHT OF THE MASSES .

You know what I would do to you If I got a chance to see you physically?

I would BREAK YOUR HEAD.... and prove to you that am a real candidate for YABA RIGHT.

Luiz1:



Oh yes... That's a complement Nigger - coz I feel like terrorizzing that empty bucket you call a skull?

Think of it?

Those innocent peeps who're being killed are some peeps' fathers, mothers, sisters and bread winners. You think it's just right to play politics with their bloods - for the teenies of politics?

That's what I call an itsy-bitsy reasoning and it portrays you as IDIOTIC.

You know what?

This is what I am: A trouble maker and A DEFENDER OF THE RIGHT OF THE MASSES .

You know what I would do to you If I got a chance to see you physically?

I would BREAK YOUR HEAD.... and prove to you that am a real candidate for YABA RIGHT.

Who else would rant this much, if not a candidate for Yaba left

Sirjamo:
Who else would rant this much, if not a candidate for Yaba left

Sticking to the same line? Look up, reason out those points if u've got reasonings Dumbie...

Sirjamo:
Sounds like a Nollywood script, Mr Okupe's imaginary sense has been outstanding, since he lost his meal ticket as the spokesman to his Royal cluelessness

Why don't you tell us the real life script if this sounds like a Nollywood script.

Dee60:

The quiet of the north whenever there is an attack means a lot. There is no way we can trust the current 'goliaths' in the country on this matter.

And you see how are quick to threaten when the local communities kill one 'herdsman'!

APC is truly evil. And PDP is more evil.

Only God can save us now. I agree he will use men, and that is why we must vote out corruption and incompetence.

The BENUE killing is the turning point.

APC evil, PDP more evil. So which party will you be voting for? You are probably one of those naive voters that gave us the worst President ever, Buhari. I just hope you don't repeat the mistake in 2019.

dayowunmi:

There's nothing Ortom can do, even if it were you there's nothing you will do cos the IGP or the Army or any other security agency doesn't answer to him, they only answer to the president

But he disarmed his people, you know. At least the people could have been able to put up a descent resistance. Ortom is naive just like most Nigerians from the South.

NubiLove:
that is why they are never caught...

exactly.
..people so low in IQ(herdsmen) but are so perfect in murder crime that they can wipe out villages year in year out and not a single perpetrator has ever being caught should let you know there are bigger hands in such crimes.