By- Oluseyenla
So, I saw an intresting post on Facebook by Reno Omokri ( Former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on new media) this morning where he wrote
intently on the Federal government and the rampaging Fulani herdsmen, but what got my attention mostly was a comment made by one of his readers,who happens to be Fulani guy.This Fulani guy made a very salient point which I think needs urgent attention by the federal government and every realists.
The point made the Fulani guy was,
'why is everyone taking it as if all fulanis are evil'
You see, when you live in a country where the government seems to turn deaf ears and blind eye to killings just because it is carried out by a minor ethnic, a country where the government doesn't give the needed attention to security issues especially when it's just starting out, then there is bound to be danger.
Reading through what that Fulani guy wrote,I came to the realization that just as we have bad eggs in every other ethnics,we also have it Fulanis,but that doesn't mean all are bad. I don't blame anyone who seems to have a kind of reservations towards the fulanis, but I'd like to point out that not all Fulanis are bad or evil.
Although judging by the recent killings by some Fulani herdsmen, the impression of an average Nigerian about the Fulani clan is that they are all evil and dangerous. The notion created by the slaughtering of innocent Nigerians by some wicked Fulani herdsmen is that they are potential killers, but that doesn't change the fact that not all fulanis are murders, not all Fulani herdsmen kills.
However, If the current silence of the Federal government should be maintained, it won't only disintegrate Nigerians, it will solidify the hatred already carved for the Fulani clan and serious reprisal attacks on the innocent fulanis is inevitable. Therefore, the federal Government should make effort on how to smoke out the evil ones among this Fulani herdsmen in order for this growing hatred for the Fulani community not to lead to war were countless innocent soul would be lost.
So, I saw an intresting post on Facebook by Reno Omokri ( Former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on new media) this morning where he wrote
intently on the Federal government and the rampaging Fulani herdsmen, but what got my attention mostly was a comment made by one of his readers,who happens to be Fulani guy.This Fulani guy made a very salient point which I think needs urgent attention by the federal government and every realists.
The point made the Fulani guy was,
'why is everyone taking it as if all fulanis are evil'
You see, when you live in a country where the government seems to turn deaf ears and blind eye to killings just because it is carried out by a minor ethnic, a country where the government doesn't give the needed attention to security issues especially when it's just starting out, then there is bound to be danger.
Reading through what that Fulani guy wrote,I came to the realization that just as we have bad eggs in every other ethnics,we also have it Fulanis,but that doesn't mean all are bad. I don't blame anyone who seems to have a kind of reservations towards the fulanis, but I'd like to point out that not all Fulanis are bad or evil.
Although judging by the recent killings by some Fulani herdsmen, the impression of an average Nigerian about the Fulani clan is that they are all evil and dangerous. The notion created by the slaughtering of innocent Nigerians by some wicked Fulani herdsmen is that they are potential killers, but that doesn't change the fact that not all fulanis are murders, not all Fulani herdsmen kills.
However, If the current silence of the Federal government should be maintained, it won't only disintegrate Nigerians, it will solidify the hatred already carved for the Fulani clan and serious reprisal attacks on the innocent fulanis is inevitable. Therefore, the federal Government should make effort on how to smoke out the evil ones among this Fulani herdsmen in order for this growing hatred for the Fulani community not to lead to war were countless innocent soul would be lost.
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