Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed says he has no apology for his
comment last week for saying herdsmen carry AK47 for self defence.
He said this on Wednesday during the official launching of the
2020/2021 annual livestock vaccination campaign, held at Galambi
Cattle ranch in Bauchi.
Muhammed said the labeling Fulani herdsmen with crime is unfair and
breeds disunity in the country.
He said; “We kicked against the profiling of the fulanis as killers
and kidnappers, we have no apology for what we have done because what
we have done is to say the truth, that there is no tribe or group that
is free from criminality.
”We are not saying that to spite anybody or spark unnecessary
controversy, we have made our point. Nigerians across the board have
discussed it and I am happy to say that from all indications, the
majority of sensible Nigerians have appreciated what we have said and
that is the point.”
Governor Mohammed said that his administration will free resources
which belong to the Fulani pastoralists in order for them to have
their own right of way, in order to reduce the conflicts between
fulani herders and farmers.
