•Cleric seeks use of reported N100b Miyetti Allah security budget for ranches
Odumakin alleged that the crimes were “being perpetrated largely by Fulani herdsmen/militia, the only group that is in possession of unlicensed sophisticated weapons in Nigeria today without fear of any consequence.”He asserted that “they seem to have official backing, promotion and defence. The killings targeted at non-Fulani groups across the country are willful and deliberate in pursuit of expansionist and conquest agenda.
“Those who have studied happenings in Liberia, Somalia, Rwanda and Sudan would not miss the fact that this was how events started until full-scale civil wars broke out.” To avert the destructive tendencies, Afenifere urged government to immediately re-address its priorities and begin the process of running an inclusive country.
He cited the recent introduction of Islamic Studies to Christian students in Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, cautioning that “government institutions must be seen to be neutral in the way they handle their admission processes and in the content of their admission letters.”
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