Agatu: Adviser Refutes Counter Killings of Fulanis

Agatu: Adviser Refutes Counter Killings of Fulanis

The recent accusation by Fulani leaders in Nasarawa State that Agatu farmers attacked Fulani resident in the state which led to the death of 20 headsmen and 80 cattle has been refuted by a Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Monitoring and Evaluation, Alhaji Isa Usman, who described the statement as falsehood.

He said the accusers embarked on a baseless propaganda to achieve self-piety for the Fulani people

Usman contended that both the Fulani leader of Adayi community, Malam Bideri Ahmadu, and the Chief of Loko, Alhaji Abubakar Sabo, in Nasarawa State are aware that there are 12 substantial settlement of Agatu in the state where the Fulanis recently wreaked havoc and took over the place.

According to him, Adayi village, where the alleged incident took place, was among the destroyed settlement over run by the herders earlier this year, wondering how the Agatu people who are scattered everywhere could regroup to carry out such attack.

The special adviser to the governor insisted that the allegations were cover up and a signal for another attack on his Agatu people by the Fulani herdsmen as it is in their usual habit of raising unfounded claims against Agatu before hitting the area.

Usman therefore urged security agencies to be vigilant and conduct proper investigation into the matter before it escalates even as he called on Governor Tanko Almakura of Nasarawa State to disarm the Fulanis in his domain of illegal weapons.