A Fulani cattle herders group, Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria, has keyed into the current war against insecurity bedevilling major parts of the country.
This resolve comes amidst the raging allegations levelled against the Fulani cattle herders as the major perpetrators of banditry and other related crimes across the country.
“KACRAN reaffirms its unwavering commitment to assisting the federal, state, and local governments in seeking lasting solutions to Nigeria’s security challenges,” the National President of the association, Khalil Mohammed Bello, told Arewa PUNCH in Maiduguri, over the weekend.
“We call upon our members to extend their full support and cooperation to the fight against insecurity, and for us all as Nigerians to achieve our collective goals of peace, unity, and development,” he admonished.
Bello also urged members of the association nationwide to refrain from engaging in demonstrations and to foster peace and unity within the country.
“While peaceful protests are a constitutional right, there exists the risk of such events being hijacked by malicious individuals seeking to cause disorder and damage,” the cattle rearers’ leader observed.
“In the light of recent disturbing events, KACRAN, as an organisation is committed to harmony and progress, and strongly condemns any acts of vandalism and lawlessness,” he stated, maintaining, “Such behaviours pose threats to the nation’s fragile security and contradicts our values as a civilised society.”
The Fulani herders’ leader urged Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic or religious backgrounds, to stand in solidarity with the government at all levels in its war against insecurity and its development policies and programmes.