Archbishop urges government to defend Christians against Fulani terror
by Hassan John, Global Christian News:
Many churches in Jagindi, Southern Kaduna, were too fearful to celebrate Mothering Sunday (26 March 2017) because of Fulani attacks after a spate of killings throughout the region.
In the village of Aso eye witness reports claimed that Islamist Fulani herdsmen killed a farmer who noticed the raiding of farms in the community. Witnesses said the farmer confronted some herdsmen at his far and they killed him. Youths in Aso clashed with the Fulanis and three people were killed, including a security official.
In February and March, Fulani Islamic Herdsmen attacked at least three communities in Benue State.
While the Boko Haram insurrgency still dominates the northeast, Fulani cattle herdsmen are still devastating Christian communities in Southern Kaduna and parts of Plateau State, in central regions of Nigeria, taking over farmlands and displacing thousands of people from communities.
“The Nigerian government is yet to effectively address the menace of the Fulani terror group.” Venerable Dauda Yakubu, a resident in Gidan Waya, said.
According to Global Terrorism Index, the Fulani Herdsmen are the world’s fourth deadliest militant group, yet they have not been designated a terrorist group even after killing thousands of people and sacking dozens of communities in central Nigeria.
The Anglican Archbishop of Jos Province, Benjamin Kwashi, whose province covers the entire region affected by the Fulani killings said that the failure of governments to pay serious attention to crisis is because “both the Nigerian government and the world did not admit in the early stages that it was an act of terror they continue to call it ‘herdsmen framer clashes. Inter-tribal clashes, ethnic crises.”
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