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Friday, February 12, 2021

Herdsmen have no option than to carry AK-47, they have to protect theirselves - Bauchi Governor says

Governor Bala Mohammed

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has said that herders carry weapons so as to protect theirselves.

The Governor while making this known on Thursday, February 11, ascribed the practice to the failure of the government and society to guarantee the safety of herders while in forests.

“Because the Fulani man is practising the tradition of pastoralism, he has been exposed to the dangers of the forest, cattle rustlers who carry guns, kill him and take away his commonwealth, which is the cows.

"He has no option than to carry AK47 because the society and the government are not protecting him, what is his fault; it’s the fault of the government and the people. You don’t criminalize all of them, because, in every tribe, there are criminals,”
the Governor said.


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