We are not responsible for attacks in Plateau communities – Fulani group insists

The Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, GAFDAN, successful Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State has insisted that Fulani herdsmen should not beryllium held liable for the deadly onslaught connected Mbwelle colony successful Kwatas territory of the assembly wherever implicit 20 radical were killed including 8 members of 1 family.

While determination person been accusations and speculations that the perpetrators of the onslaught were members of a Fulani militia gang, the GAFDAN assemblage has travel retired to exonerate its members, saying the onslaught was not carried retired by them arsenic determination is nary grounds pointing towards that to substantiate the allegations.

In a connection issued connected Saturday by the Bokkos Chairman of GAFDAN, Saleh Adamu, the radical stated that it had, implicit the years, educated its members connected the request to unrecorded peacefully with their big communities and defy immoderate effort to beryllium drawn into conflicts, nary substance the provocation.

While condemning the onslaught which helium said was unfortunate and unwarranted, Adamu wondered wherefore Fulani radical should beryllium accused erstwhile nary 1 could beryllium with certainty that the attackers were Fulanis.

“I was amazed to perceive astir the attack, particularly arsenic the assemblage had been enjoying comparative peace. There had been nary incidents to warrant this,” Adamu said successful the s...