The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the UN Security Council and its members to declare herdsmen attacks across the country as acts of terrorism.


Herdsmen sacked community in Kogi State

In a statement signed by its Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale on Sunday, the group said it wrote the UN, urging them to: “Urgently hold a special session on Nigeria and to visit the country to press the authorities to end continuing killings and destruction of property by suspected herdsmen across Nigeria, particularly in the North-Central of the country.”

In the letter dated March 16, 2018 SERAP expressed, “serious concern that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is failing to uphold its responsibility to protect the citizens”.

According to the group, if not urgently combatted, such attacks may rise to the level of threat to international peace and security.

It also highlighted that the first ‘purpose’ listed for the UN is to maintain international peace and security, therefore, they “must act now to protect Nigerians, including women and children, if the Council is not to be accused of failing the people of Nigeria.”

“The Security Council and its members should adopt a resolution to: Characterise killings by herdsmen as terrorist acts and mobilize international support for Nigeria to combat these attacks, including for the authorities to adopt and implement measures to tackle the causes and consequences of these attacks and end all forms of terrorism in the country.”

“The resolution should also call on the UN Secretary-General to carry out a joint visit to Nigeria with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and the African Union Peace and Security Council to investigate allegations of killings by herdsmen and to better understand the root causes of these killings and put pressure on the Nigerian authorities to end them,” SERAP said.

More Tears

Their appeal follows similar calls by some prominent Nigerians asking the Federal Government to declare the killer herdsmen as terrorists.

One of such was from Nobel Laurette, Professor Wole Soyinkia who decried the rate of killings across the country. Declare Herdsmen Terrorists, Soyinka Tells FG

While delivering his keynote speech on Thursday, at the Ripples Nigeria Dialogue; an annual forum designed to broaden the conversation on issues troubling the nation, he said it is high time the Federal Government gives a stern warning against the carnage and utter destruction they inflict on the communities.

“We’re speaking of governance, will, and responsibility, the readiness to respond with massive punitive action when the fundamental security of a people is violated.

“We’re speaking of the courage to decree such monsters terrorists and enemies of humanity with the same dispatch as the declaration of fireless violent, far less destabilising movements, albeit disruptive, supernaturalism and sometimes nasty in their attestation and activities”.

Also lending his voice to the issue, historian, Professor Banji Akintoye said during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today that the killer herdsmen appear to be more dangerous than Boko Haram terrorists and therefore, must be stopped before their activities get out of hand.

“They are all over Nigeria, there is no state in the middle belt and the south that they have not killed people in so they are more dangerous than Boko Haram,” Akintoye stated.

Read Also: Killer Herdsmen More Dangerous Than Boko Haram, Says Akintoye

Since the beginning of the year, many families in states across the nation have been thrown into mourning because of the killings.

States such as Rivers, Ekiti, Plateau, Nasarawa and Benue have been the most hit, with the latter, witnessing the highest number of deaths.

IGP Flouted My Orders

While insecurity has been a major issue since the start of the year, the Federal Government has promised to do all it can to ensure that the killings come to an end, and the perpetrators are punished.

In an effort to curb the menace, President Buhari ordered the IGP to relocate to Benue state.

Although he visited Benue after the President’s directive, the state government accused him of spending only one day in the state after which he proceeded to Nasarawa state.

The development fueled another debate and series of criticisms when the President who visited the state on March 12 for the first time since the attacks on New Year’s Day, said he was just learning of the alleged noncompliance by the IGP.

https://www.channelstv.com/2018/03/18/declare-herdsmen-terrorists-serap-urges-un-security-council/

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see the kind thread i made FTC on. mtcheww

you don't have to read the topic to know the Daura President and their command in chief would never declare them terrorists.

people who still suppose buhari at this stage are first generation inbred cucks.

how much are they paying you?


EDIT
the guy below me has the right idea.

declare Buhari a terrorist too
because Buhari is a certified terrorist
Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Thunder all Buhari's supporters masha Allah amin
may all of them suffer one way or the other wallu wallah

SERAP should sharrap.

Herdsmen are not terrorists.
Afterall, the herdsmen have never asked for their own nation like the Igbos.
They just kill people for challenging them for ravaging their farmlands which is not as terrorising as asking for Sovereignty.

With that said,
This administration can not label them terrorists because that will indict our President.

F

#istandwithsoyinka#

yeroba Muslims will still support Buhari because they owe their life to the caliphate

Buhari is a terrorist, Buhari is a terrorist, We want his head

All this blood being shed on daily base will be used for 2019 Election Ritual If you doubt, ask the skull minners

Sai Barber jhor If you run, your father left ball

I never knew Herdsmen activities will cause such divided opinion until now. so, as a country we have to address the UN to do what our president should have done without a second thought. my conclusion, we need to be recolonized.

Wetin concern me.

After bokoharam were tactically defeated without anybody brought to book (the group went underground). They converted to herdsmen, systemically killing innocent people women and children on the basis of ethnicity, religion, political status. I doubt if those serial murderers will ever get locked up or jailed.

ok

UN deputy is a Fulani's, how will they do that

UN have been playing with African lives since 1900

Quick to label ipob terrorist. Buhari s a fool

Simple

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Buhari is the father of terrorism.

That's insanity.

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Buhari, have you heard?

exactly. Are these guys just herdsmen? It doesn't look like it.

Those are first class citizen.... How can they call them terrorist

Ipob are not as deadly as herdsmen killers!!
Ipob wasn't even armed till they were forced to pickup up some minor arms by the Nigerian forces.

Declaring Herdsmen killers as Terrorists is what we hv being expecting from the federal govt but unfortunately we are in a daft country

That's a bad call. We can't declare herdsmen terrorist. That's a bad generalization. I have a feeling some people are actively working behind the scene to sabotage this country. Not all herdsmen are terrorists but the government needs to checkmate their activities.

no don't... they are buhari favourite foot soldiers... we are having communal clash in north... people in north must die so population ratio btwn south and north will balance

DeviIhimself:
declare Buhari a terrorist too
because Buhari is a certified terrorist
Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Thunder all Buhari's supporters masha Allah amin
may all of them suffer one way or the other wallu wallah

Buhari is a terrorist
All his supporters are terrorists

All terrorists must die

this is what you get when 5% turned out to be better than 97%