Fulani Groups Demand 108m as Compensation for Rustled Cows

Seriki Adinoyi in Jos

Coalition of Indigenous Fulani Groups in Plateau State has condemned the recent killing of a herder, Abubakar Abdulmumuni whose “175 cows and 30 sheep were also rustled.”

Alleging that the acts were perpetrated by Berom, Mwaghavul and Ron ethnic militias in Mangu, Bokkos and Barki Ladi Local Government Areas of the state, the group demanded N108 million from the state government as compensation to the owners of the cows and sheep.

Addressing newsmen in Jos, Chairman of the group, Garba Abdullahi Muhammad said that another Fulani, Abdussalam Ibrahim was also inflicted with machete cuts, saying  he is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the area.

The coalition alleged that the attackers opened gunfire on their victims without provocation while they were grazing their cows in a barren field at Nafan and Nyerwei village in Fan district of Barki Ladi LGA.

Meanwhile, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, while reacting to the attack in a statement issued signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Gyang Bere, expressed shock over the report of the attack by unknown persons in Barki Ladi LGA.

The governor condemned the act as lawlessness, saying it undermines his government’s effort and commitment to entrenching harmonious living among all and sundry in the state.

He warned that government would no longer tolerate such acts of brutality on innocent citizens in their farms who are in pursuit of their legitimate means of livelihood.