Yoruba and Hausa indigenous in Ketuh
area of Lagos, Former Aviation Minister,
Olufemi Fani Kayode, pen down his own
opinion concerning the clash between the
two ethnic groups. Read below, what he
wrote:
Today there was a clash between Yoruba and
Fulani youths in Ketu, Lagos state in which a
number of people on both sides and some of
our security agents were apparantly killed.
Just a few days ago over 300 people were
killed by well-armed Fulani herdsmen in
Agatu, Benue state.
Throughout the country Fulani militias and
herdsmen are wreaking havoc and are
slaughtering their compatriots for one reason
or the other.
Worse of all is the fact that our Fulani-led
Federal Government and our Fulani-led
Armed Forces are killing thousands of young
igbos in the East simply because of their
support for Nnamdi Kanu and their call for
the establishment of the independent
sovereign state of Biafra.
As all this is going on our economy has
ground to a halt and the war against Boko
Haram and islamist terror is still raging.
Today Nigeria has the dubious distinction of
having within its borders the first and the
fourth most deadly terrorist organisations in
the world according to the Global Terror
Index.
People are being slaughtered, abducted,
pillaged, kidnapped and raped all over the
country on a daily basis by the same group of
vandals and heartless beasts simply because
they believe that their own is now in power
and that they can get away with it yet no-one
appears prepared to do anything about it or
call a spade a spade.
In the light of all these facts the question on
everyone's lips is what is to be done? We all
hope and pray for peace and unity in our
country but judging by the way things are
going perhaps the first question that we have
to address is whether we really have a
country at all and, if we agree that we do,
whether it will or can remain united and as
one for much longer.
The rise of radical islam and the use of terror
to achieve the objectives of those who
espouse and believe in it has changed the
world forever. Our country cannot be
exempted or left out of this. We have changed
forever as well and things can never be the
same in Nigeria again.
Those that are in power in our country today
appear to have a soft-spot for the terrorists
and for reasons best known to himself our
President has simply refused to condemn the
murderous activities of the Fulani herdsmen
and militias.
This is probably because he is, and has been
for many years, the Life Patron of the Fulani
Cattle Rearers Association: which is the
umbrella organisation of the Fulani
herdsmen and militias.
Then there is the sad and pitiful case of Ese
Oruru in which the Fulani Emir of Kano
played an unspecified and unclear role in the
abduction, forced islamisation, rape, torture
and kidnapping of a 14 year old southern
christian girl whilst our security agencies
turrned a blind eye to the whole thing and
refused to rescue her for months.
It has been alleged that the girl was kept
against her will at the Emir's palace and that
one way or the other she was used as a sex
slave and she came out pregnant. Despite all
this the police have refused to pick him up
and compel him to answer the necessary
questions that could have cleared the air.
All this because "his" people are in power
and they believe that thay can get away with
anything and everything, including
pedophilia, slavery and, in many cases,
murder.
Nothing reflects the degeneration to which
our country and our values have been
subjected to better than this.
Sadly even the PDP, which is the leading
opposition party and which ought to serve as
a rallying point for change and keep the
government on their toes appears to have
faltered and capitulated.
They have appointed as their National
Chairman a man that has questionanle
antecedents and that has questions to answer
about his role in the evolution and formation
of Boko Haram.
The warped logic of those that imposed him is
that in order to fight a terror-loving party
like the APC you must also have a terrorist
leading yours. I cannot and will never accept
such views or subscribe to such reprehensible
tactics.
The good news is that he will only be there
for three months if he sticks to the agreement
but whichever way you look at it it does not
look as if the opposition PDP, with the
present crop of leaders that constitutes its
National Working Commitee, is capable of
liberating us from the bondage that we have
found ourselves in or bringing the nation
any hope of deliverance or joy.
It is time for us to do what we must do to
save our country and if those that believe
that they own it refuse to be reasonable and
fair to the rest of us, perhaps we should
consider the possibility of redefining her.
The Nigeria of today reminds me of
Yugoslavia before its civil war and breaking
up into five separate countries. We are living
in very dangerous times.
The Fulanis are like the Serbs of old in
Yugoslavia: dominating, cunning and
relentless. They have their own ethnic and
religious militias and they are also fully in
power. The only difference is that the Serbs
were christians whilst the Fulani are
muslims.
They both used their religious faith to muster
support and effect their purpose. One day
though the yoke will be broken and we shall
be free.
I conclude this contribution with the
following words which I believe are
prophetic.
O ye sons of Futa Jalo and ye daughters of the
Vulture mountain and bitter waters: your
princes and kings shall be exposed and
brought to heel and you shall pay a heavy
price for your oppression, wickedness and
many sorceries.
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