Buhari Should Name And Shame Fulani Herdsmen – Dickson Tarkighir

Dickson Tarkighir has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to put a terrorist tag on Fulani herdsmen following their alleged attack in some parts of the state.

He expressed displeasure over President Buhari’s failure to “name and shame” Fulani herdsmen despite the attacks on Nigerians in Benue state.

He said that until the herdsmen are tagged as terrorists, the activities of security agencies in the area may not yield the desired results.

“People vote in government based on their needs,” Tarkighir began.“Our needs in Benue state is that we want to be protected in our land. I do not think that is politics; it is a basic need for the survival of our people. We are subsistence farmers in Benue state and we need access to our lands to farm.

“There is no reason why you will see politics in this. Our people are being killed. The United States of America has classified Fulani herdsmen as the fourth most dangerous organization in the world.

“It is the responsibility of the leadership of this country to name and shame these pastoralists. That is the only way security agencies will have the power to arrest them.

“Till today, the President has shield away from calling these people by name.

“The people of Benue state are calling on the President to rise up to his oath of office which he swore to protect every Nigerian when he was elected. We believed in the President but I do not know why he is very reluctant in doing this.

“Herdsmen have continued to kill our people in Benue when this president was elected till today and there has been no concrete effort from security agents to secure our lives,” he noted.