Fulani leaders disown threat to attack Delta

Fulani Herdsmen

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa: Fulani leaders disown threat to attack his state

The leaders of the Fulani community in Delta State have stated that their people were not responsible for the threat letter issued by “Fulani Jihadists” to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

A group that calls itself Fulani Jihadists had on Sunday issued 72 hours ultimatum to Okowa to withdraw his support for the ban on open grazing or risk Asaba and Agbor being attacked by them.

However, the Fulani leaders who addressed newsmen in Asaba, on Monday, said they were not responsible for such action and have no reason to attack their host.

Those who spoke on behalf of the Fulani community include; Muktar Usman, Musa Mohammed, Haruna Abubakar, Useni Haruna among others.

The Sariki Delta, Alhaji Musa Mohammed, said they have been in Delta for over 40 years, maintaining that they knew nothing about the publication.

Mohammed said: “This is our home and we cannot create problems for the state because this is where we earn a living. Government should bring those people who did that publication.

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“We are very peace-loving and Delta has been good to us”.

On his part, Mr. Muktar Usman who is also serving in the Delta State Government as Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okowa on Special Duties expressed disappointment in the anonymous publication.

He said; “we are not part and parcel of that nonsense, and we condemn this act in all ramifications. We are Nigerians and we have a good understanding of our host communities. We are at peace with our host communities.

“We are calling on the state government and security agencies to fish out those behind it. We are more accepted in Delta than in our own states of origin. I want to encourage our people to remain peace-loving and not create unnecessary tension.

“Since yesterday (Sunday) all Fulanis were panicking, they were expecting that the host community can attack them at any time, of which they do not know what is going”.

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