Special Adviser on Fulani Matters in Benue state assures of peace between farmers, herdsmen

The National Coordinator of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Garus Gololo, yesterday promised to ensure peaceful co-existence between Fulani herdsmen and the farmers in the state in order to end the protracted conflict.

Gololo, who is also the Special Adviser to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Fulani Matters stated this in an interview with New Telegraph in Makurdi, the state capital.

The governor’s aide hinted that though he spotted some flashpoints in most parts of the state since the return of the Fulani herdsmen last month, he has been working to ensure a crisis free atmosphere between herdsmen and Benue farmers.

He regretted the killing of farmers in some parts of the state such as Agatu and Gwer East Local Government Areas as a result of clashes between the warring parties, which he linked to a reprisal attacks by the Fulani herdsmen.

“In those areas that crisis took place, I have written a letter to the governor through his Adviser on Security for more security measures to be taken to forestall a re-occurrence,” Gololo said, adding that as part of measures to checkmate the excesses of the herdsmen in unleashing mayhem on the people, he had collected data of all the herdsmen in the state in order to monitor their activities.

Culled from New Telegraph