MACBAN petitions IGP, alleges killing of youth, destruction of community in Plateau

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, successful Plateau State has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, implicit an alleged sidesplitting of a Fulani younker and the demolition of a Fulani assemblage by officers attached to the Police Mobile Force, MOPOL, 81 successful Bassa Local Government Area of the state.

In the petition signed connected behalf of MACBAN by its authorities Chairman, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, the enactment accused the Mobile Police officers of opening occurrence connected herders astir Maraban Dare assemblage of the assembly on Tuesday, sidesplitting 1 youth- Adamu Mato and injuring 2 others identified arsenic Abba Jafar and Adamu Abubakar.

Babayo besides accused the officers of invading the Fulani assemblage and destroying their properties successful what helium described arsenic a deliberate enactment to intimidate herders and cripple their businesses and root of livelihood.

He said accounts from eyewitnesses indicated that the herders were grazing peacefully successful the country erstwhile the mobile constabulary officers stormed the grazing tract and opened occurrence connected them, adding that the concern forced them to abandon...