The Miyetti Allah today, recanted about owning Nigeria.
This comes after the Indigenous People of Biafra, the Christian Association of Nigeria and indeed a cross section of Nigerians condemned their claims to supremacy.
According to the National President of the Miyetti Allah Hore Alhaji Abdulahi Bello Bodejo, he never said that Nigeria belonged to the Fulani. He added that it was a lie fabricated by the enemies of the Fulani people.
In a briefing with newsmen on Sunday titled ‘Refuting News Reports,’ he denied that “Nigeria is a Fulbe country and can enter any part of Nigeria without needing any government permission.”
Speaking further, Bodejo also recanted saying that the “Fulbe are raising 100,000 militiamen to enforce their will on every community in this country.”
“I want to state clearly and unequivocally that this news report is a blatant fabricated lie. It is actually the enemies of the Fulbe people that are at it again, as always, concocting such insidious and malicious falsehood against our people for their diabolical agenda against the Nigerian state.
“No doubt, I was asked by the Sun Newspaper to react on the formation of Amotekun and my response was that every ethnic group has the inalienable right to defend itself against any aggression, including the Fulbe. That the Fulbe will pursue their legitimate business anywhere in Nigeria as the country is as much their inheritance as it is of other groups.
“I further said that the Fulbe will also form their vigilante groups if necessary to ward off any threat against our people and against the incessant cattle rustlings that our people have been suffering for decades without respite from government and other communities.
Bodejo said that the Fulanis have been victims of hate speeches, propaganda and many lost their lives to attacks within Nigeria’s territory.
In his words, “For example, more than 804 Fulbe were murderd in cold blood in June 2017. More than 100,000 of their cattle killed by the Mambilla militias in Taraba State, continuous killing of our people and stealing their cattle in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Benue, Zamfara with no arrest of the perpetrators.
“This is essentially what I said to the Sun Newspaper. But I am surprised that I did not see this report on the media I spoke to but it went distortedly viral on some other social media.
“Miyetti Allah refutes this news report and condemns the inherent mischief by the enemies of all the Fulbe for their diabolical act. With or without Miyetti Allah, the Fulbe have the ability, capacity and right to defend themselves in Nigeria and indeed anywhere.
Alhaji Abdulahi Bello Bodejo concludes that:
“Let those who wish this our great country ill to look for other means but leave the Fulbe alone. We have enough of our problems without adding salt to injury.
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