MACBAN refutes allegations of land grabbing against Fulani communities in Plateau

Plateau State section of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has refuted allegations of onshore grabbing leveled against the Fulani radical by the Berom Youth-Moulders Association, BYM, and different bodies crossed the state.

In a powerfully worded connection issued on Thursday by the State MACBAN Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, the radical described the allegations arsenic unfounded arsenic it has not been proven that Fulani radical are progressive successful onshore grabbing successful immoderate portion of the state.

In the connection titled “Counter claims connected allegations of onshore grabbing against Fulani communities successful Plateau State,” MACBAN said the allegations person been concocted to acceptable up the Fulani assemblage successful the authorities for attacks and elimination by taste militia groups.

“The attraction of the Fulani pastoral communities successful Plateau State has been drawn to the repeated allegations accusing Fulani herders of onshore grabbing crossed immoderate parts of the State. We privation to categorically authorities that specified claims are misleading, one-sided, and deliberately disregard the achy realities faced by Fulani communities implicit the years,” the connection reads.

Continuing, Babayo said:

“For decades, Fulani settlements and grazing communities successful respective parts of Plateau State, particularly successful Barkin Ladi, Riyom, and Jos South Local Government Areas, person suffered repeated ...