The military yesterday alleged that the herdsmen that have
been killing innocent people in some states in the north are targeting
Abuja, the seat of the government, and cautions the populace against
identifying with them.
The herdsmen, who have been
operating under the cover of the night, according to the military, were
hired by some unscrupulous faceless people to unleash terror on the
populace.
The terrorists have killed about 2,000 innocent people in the last few weeks.
The military has been dispatching troops to Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau states at the directive of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Some
top officers that were sent to Benue on fact-finding mission were said
to have written a damning report that showed that the herdsmen were
coming into the country from the neighbouring countries to attack, kill
and destroy.
The report, according to a top officer of the Defence
Headquarters, also revealed that the herdsmen are planning to launch
some sporadic attacks on the federal capital. A senior military officer
quoted excerpts from the report but promised that the military is up to
the task of stopping them from entering Abuja.
He said: “It is a
pity some people who do not understand the agenda of these criminals
pretending to be Fulani herdsmen are identifying with them and attacking
the military for dealing with them. These hoodlums, we believe, were
hired by some faceless people in the country from the neighbouring
countries. They have attacked Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa states,
and you would know that Nasarawa is the closest state to Abuja.
“Already
they have some camps in Kogi, Niger, and Kaduna states. Some of them
are said to be living inside one big forest in Niger (State). All these
states surround the Federal Capital Territory. Their mission in those
states is to displace the indigenes, take over their land and pretend to
be taking care of their cattle. They have already done that in Benue
State where two local government councils were sacked; most of the towns
and villages there were razed down; many were killed and these forced
those who survived their attacks to relocate.
“These herdsmen were
coming from the neighbouring Nasarawa State. We saw some of them with
their cattle grazing in the two local governments where their people
have run away and they pretend as if nothing unusual has happened. In
one of the villages they razed down, they used marker to write ‘Nasarawa
State’ as if they were doing annexation. Once they settled down in all
these states, their next move is Abuja, but this we would not allow, no
matter the propaganda being used against the military.”
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