Miyeti-Allah: Fulani Men Sighted in Agbeyangi are
Victims of Bandits
Fresh facts emerged today on the real identity
of some Fulani people sighted in Agbeyangi, a town in Ilorin East Local Government
Area of Kwara State which were alleged to be fleeing members of the Boko Haram
sect.
Palpable tension last Sunday enveloped Ilorin, the
state capital, over the alleged rumours that some members of Boko Haram had
invaded Agbeyangi town with their materials like mattresses, beds, pillows and
other items.
Since then, various stakeholders in the state have
been moving around to verify the alleged claim while the state police command
had denied the invasion of the suspected Boko Haram members in the state.
But, the Chairman of the state chapter of
Miyeti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Usman Adamu, who
spoke with journalists in Ilorin yesterday, said the strangers were victims of bandits
from a camp in Shiroro, Niger State, and not members of the dislodged sect as
reported by some sections of the media (not THISDAY).
He said it has been established that they were
attacked by unknown assailants who reportedly slaughtered two of their
children, prompting their quick vacation of the camp and sought asylum in Kwara
State.
Adamu explained that there was no prior
notification on their coming to the state and the state could not harbour such
strangers even though they are Fulanis.
He stated that he had communicated witgh his
counterpart in Niger State, who also confirmed the attack on them by the
unknown assailants.
Adamu told journalists that he visited Agbeyangi
community with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Oke-Oyi, Headquarters of
Ilorin East Local Government Area, the community head and Alhaji Oba Ajara
where it was confirmed that they are not questionable characters.
The Miyeti-Allah chairman said the relative
security in the state should be abused by any unknown persons and had therefore
ordered them to relocate to their place.
"Before now, I heard that they are Boko Haram members
but from my investigation, I called the Miyeti-Allah chairman of Niger State
where they came from. He said armed robbers attacked them in their camp in
Shiroro Local Government Area. The attackers were said to have killed two of
their children and demanded N10million from them before they can be allowed to
return and live in the camp. That is why they vacated from Niger State to Kwara
State as a matter of emergency.
"I'm not aware of their coming. After calling
my counterpart in Niger State, I went there (Agbeyangi community) myself; I met
them in group with the DPO of Oke-Oyi and Baale of Agbeyangi, Alhaji Oba Ajara,
and from our findings, we confirmed that they are not Boko Haram members. And I
ordered them to go back to where they came from because in Kwara State, we will
not receive people like that without our prior consent.
"They are Fulanis. We asked them why they
decided to come to Kwara State without the consent of the state government?
They claimed that the reason they vacated from their location was due to
emergency, that armed robbers attacked them and slaughtered two of their
children.
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