Fulani Herdsmen: Human Right Activists Ask Buhari To Resign

A coalition of human rights activists in Nigeria have asked President Muhamamdu Buhari to resign from office, if he is unable to tackle the mindless killings of innocent citizens of the Country by Fulani herdsmen. The coalition said it had concluded arrangements to storm the nation’s seat of power, Aso Rock Villa, to register their displeasure over the development. Their position is contained in a statement signed by Executive Chairman of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice, Mr. Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman. They sympathized with the governments and people of the affected States and Communities in the Federation over the loss of their loved ones in the hands of the Fulani Herdsmen, calling on the governments at all levels to come to the aid of the affected people and families in order to ameliorate their suffering as a result of the dastard incident.
The Activists under the aegis of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) including; Centre for Constitutional Rights and Counter Corruption Crusader, Save Lagos Group(SLG) ,The Conscience Mainstream(TMG), African Masses Voices for Survival (AMVS), The Christians Youths for the Peoples’ Rights and Development(CYPRD), Islamic Movement for Muslims’ Rights(IMMR), Divine Nigerians Liberators for Peoples’ Fundamental Rights(DNLPFR). Others were; The Christian Awareness Mission Group(CAMG), Passengers Fundamental Rights Group(PATRGIA), The Political Awareness Group(TIPAG), Centre for Social Justice and Equity of Nigeria(CESJEN), Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State(CSCEOS),Veteran Groups for Operation Clean Crusade(VGOCC),Apata-Aiyeraye Social Political Volunteer Group(ASPVG) and De-Mainstream Independent Group(DIG). Rising from their expanded meeting on the “state of the Nation” on Wednesday, the leader of the group, Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman, disclosed that they discussed extensively at the meeting on the ongoing massacre of innocent Nigerians by the Fulani herdsmen, particularly, the Agatu Killings and Tuesday Enugu killings where over forty (40) people were killed aimlessly, insisting that they would soon storm the Aso Rock in large numbers to show their grievances against the Fulani herdsmen massacre and insincerity of the President Buhari on the protection lives and property as stipulated in the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Comrade Sulaiman called on the security agents’ in the country to wake up from their slumber and be alive to their constitutional duties of protecting the lives and property of the citizens, urging the security agents to increase their intelligent gathering mechanism so as to forestall the future occurrence, stressing that this was how Boko Haram insurgent began some years back in the country. The group gave 7 days ultimatum to President Buhari and security agents to fish out the sponsors of the Agatu and Enugu massacre by bringing them to justice, adding that if President has not done anything to curb or put an end to this Fulani herdsmen madness, then, there is trouble in his hand.
They strongly condemned the body language of President Buhari over the Fulani herdsmen massacre for showing no serious concern to the development which shows his ethnic bigotry nature, that contrary to the Oaths of Allegiance for the office of the President in line with the seventh schedule of the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He alleged that the remnants of Boko Haram sect began the current attacks on the farmers with arms and ammunitions which were contrary to the section 227 of the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to the group, “Let’s call a spade a spade. We are strongly condemned the recent brutal invasion of Communities in the country, especially, the Agatu and Ukpabi Nimbo by the Fulani Herdsmen and attitude of Federal Government on the Fulani Herdsmen serious threat to the peaceful co-existence of Nigerians. It is high time for President Muhammadu Buhari to quit office if he could not put the stem and madness under control. We feel that Buhari led government is just playing games and politics with the lives of innocent human beings. This mindless killing must be stopped within the reasonable time before it goes out of hand”.