IHRC-RFT raises alarm over alleged harassment of Fulani communities

The International Human Rights Commission-Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT), Nigeria Chapter, has raised concerns implicit the alleged harassment and mistreatment of peaceful Fulani communities by immoderate information personnel, vigilante groups and transgression elements wrong their ain taste group.

In a property release, the committee said it had received complaints from Fulani residents who claimed they were being targeted contempt being law-abiding citizens.

The radical besides alleged that immoderate transgression Fulani elements had been stealing their cattle and sidesplitting them successful their homes and portion they were grazing their livestock.

The committee stressed that an full taste radical should not beryllium labelled transgression oregon violent due to the fact that of the actions of immoderate individuals.

It said each taste radical had law-abiding radical arsenic good arsenic individuals progressive successful crime, adding that guiltless radical indispensable not beryllium punished for offences committed by others.

The IHRC-RFT called connected the authorities and information agencies to support the lives, dignity and cardinal rights of Fulani radical ...