Yakubu Busari
The Plateau State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Alh Nura Muhammad Abdullahi has commended the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, for organizing stakeholders meeting to beef up security and ensure peaceful coexistence amongst the citizens of the state.
Abdullahi made this known at the Police Officers’ mess in Jos, saying the meeting was timely and the approach to the security issues was aimed at ending the internal crisis, unlike the previous stakeholder’s meetings that always ended in chaos.
He said,” From what I’m seeing today is a different thing, I see how all the people that are inside the hall prefer solutions on how to foster unity between the farmers and herders”.
Nura stated that the farmers and herders have agreed in Plateau state to sign a peace pact to avoid incessant attacks and killing in Plateau State without any reprisals.
He condemned the incessant attacks and cattle rustling by calling on the surrounding villages to report anyone who engages in unholy activities should be reported to security agencies and we should imbibe the spirit of tolerance and forgiveness.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev.Fr.Polycap Lubo also said the exercise was timely regarding tov the insecurity that bedevils us, and the governor’s effort is yielding positive results.
He appreciated Governor Caleb Mutfwang efforts in restoring relative peace in Plateau North and Plateau Central districts because there was a time bomb on the ground when Ardo Kerang was killed and his corpse was discovered.
Lubo said the stakeholders’ meeting centered more on how people would learn to forgive each other with a genius reconciliation and the people would relate with one another peacefully.
According to him, there are so many stakeholder meetings that have not yielded any positive results so he commended the governor for ensuring prompt response.
Lubo stressed that the fears on everyone’s mind that the Fulani are going to mobilize for reprisals attack or retaliate the mayhem but the leaders of Fulanis are calling for peace so that is how to stop further killings of each other like animals.
He said, the church went to visit the affected families and donated relief materials so the same with the other denominations but the issue now is for the government to intervene to provide the needed security support.
