Please Don’t Carry AK-47, My Statement Figurative – Bala Mohammed Begs Fulani Herdsmen

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has retracted his statement released earlier this month where he said the Fulani Herdsmen who carry arms only do so to protect themselves. Bala Mohammed

The Governor who in a speech he gave earlier today Wednesday during the launch of the 2020/2021 annual livestock vaccination campaign held at Galambi Ranch, Bauchi, where he described the Fulani people as humble, simple and humane. He further said in his speech that the Fulani herdsmen should please not carry AK-47, that his earlier statement was a figurative allusion.
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Bala Mohammed said,

“What I will do, I will not say it here, but I will do everything possible to make sure I protect you and lend support to you because I know you mean well.
“Through time and history, you have been seen to be cajoled, and lampooned but you remained humane, you remained simple, you don’t show so much aggression and of course, that humility is always what we recognized and this is what a character that should always try to show.
“Please, don’t carry the AK-47 that I made a figurative allusion to. Try to make sure that you remain peaceful.”

The governor said that he has no apology for kicking against the profiling of Fulani herders as criminals.

He said that his administration is aware of the activities of Miyetti Allah and other Fulani organisations in promoting peaceful coexistence in the state, promoting the well-being of the pastoralists, wealth creation, and conflict mediation especially the state and the nation in general.

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