The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bauchi chapter has appealed to security agencies, media organisations and other well meaning Nigerians to stop labelling Fulani tribe as criminals.

Chairman of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Hussaini Muhammad stated this today thursday when he addressed a press conference in his office in Bauchi. He said labelling fulani tribe as criminals is un professional, Un constitutional because it violates the fundamental human rights of fulanin tribes because the constitution prohibit discrimination of any form and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty by the competent court of law.

He said some group of Nigerians out of envy and mischief want to paint Fulani tribe black. That is why when ever a crime occur they will call the name of the suspects as Fulani, but if the suspects are not from Northern part of the country they will call them with their names not the name of their tribe.

Hussaini warned that henceforth, they will not tolerate the phrase”Fulani Herdsmen Attack” by media organizations, saying that the use of the phrase is uncalled for, ethnocentric and against the entire Fulani race who are known for hardwork, tolerance and development in all facets of life.

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Chairman said, the use of the phrase “Fulani Herdsmen Attack” is the highest form of injustice and ethnic discrimination being shown to the Fulani people who are citizens of Nigeria with full rights as protected under the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, ought not to be discriminated.

“The contribution to the well-being and growth of Nigeria by men of the Fulani ethnic group cannot be overemphasized.The Fulanis herdsmen were the only ethnic group paying the “Jangali tax” used for the developmental growth of Nigeria in the early years of independence.The cows gifted and those eaten as meat during festive seasons are all reared by Fulani ethnic group.Leaders of this country who are from the Fulani ethnic group have done so much to keep this country together for the benefit of all”

“The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bauchi State branch wonders why some media outfit despite their professionalism, could stop so low to label an entire group as “attackers” and when persons from other ethnic groups commit more heinous offences, they are referred to as either unknown gunmen, bandits, ritualists, armed robbers, but not associated with their tribes”

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“We observe there is no ethnic group in the entire globe whose men are all pious, as there must be a Judas in every twelve and where the said Judas is indentified, he should be called by his act and not his entire group as it’s been done to the Fulani ethnic group”

He said “History has not forgotten that notorious criminals who are arrested or even killed from other Nigerian ethnic groups were referred to by their individual names and not ethnic group.Recently, the Nigerian media reported the criminalities of Terwase Akwaza(a.k.a Gana) being a Tiv man from Benue state, kidnapper kingpin Chukwudubem Onwuamadike(a.k.a Evans) Igbo man from Anambra state, the deadly “Ombatse” cultist group from Egon tribe in Nasarawa state who murdered the men of Nigerian Police Force and Officers of the directorate of State Security Services and Abubakar Shekau of Boko Haram who is a Kanuri man from Borno state, but none was extended to their ethnic groups”