The Secretary-General of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mr Othman Ngelzarma has absolved his association of the Benue killings saying herdsmen are peaceful people and not killers.
Ngelzarma, who said this on Tuesday when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Breakfast Programme Sunrise Daily regretted the unfortunate killings carried out by gunmen in various part of the country and called for an end to the ‘senseless killings.”
Benue Attackers Are Killers Not Herdsmen, Says Miyetti Allah
Ignatius Igwe
Updated January 9, 2018
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The Secretary-General of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mr Othman Ngelzarma has absolved his association of the Benue killings saying herdsmen are peaceful people and not killers.
Ngelzarma, who said this on Tuesday when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Breakfast Programme Sunrise Daily regretted the unfortunate killings carried out by gunmen in various part of the country and called for an end to the ‘senseless killings.”
Ngelzarma said herdsmen have also fallen victims of attacks. According to him, over two million cattle have been killed in attacks, so far. He also said he advised Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State when he signed the anti-grazing law of the dangers involved in its implementation.
Governor Ortom had earlier on Sunday called for the arrest of the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria.
He claimed that the Secretary and the President of the association must be arrested because of a public statement they made, issuing a threat.
“They are on tape, they are on the papers – and issued this threat. They cannot go scot free, they must be arrested. We still want to repeat again that Federal Government should do this,” he said.
