Miyetti Allah Condemns Fresh Attack In Southern Kaduna, Describe It As Unfortunate

The group is known as Miyetti Allah under the umbrella body of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), Kaduna State Chapter has condermned the recent attack in some communities located in the Southern part of the State.

MACBAN through the statement showed their dissatisfaction over the attack and insisted that the attacks were contrary to the spirit of the ongoing peace process in the area, and also called on the perpetrators to desisifrom such actions.

MACBAN gave the named of those of their members killed in the renewed attacks as Abdullahi Hassan; Yusuf Hassan and Abubakar Hassan, respectively, condemned the attacked it termed “unprovoked”, by those” hell-bent on sabotaging the peace processes in the area.”

The statement stated that “All these attacks happened after the peace treaty was reached and signed by all the warring tribes of Hausa, Fulani, and Atyap (Kataf) in a one -day summit on peace and reconciliation organized by the Paramount Traditional Ruler of the Chiefdom, Sir Dominic Gambo Yahaya on 22nd of August 2020,” it claimed.

According to a statement, which noted that the most painful aspect of the attack is that the attacks were carried out at the same time when the Agwatyap (Chief of Kataf) was holding a meeting with some Fulani representatives of those who fled the area during the last crises of June 11th, 12th and 13th 2020 in the area.”

MACBAN said “The Hausa and Fulani communities remained calm and law abiding but to our greatest surprise,some of these suspected Atyap (Kataf) criminals  refused to respect the agreement that was reached and continue with their unprovoked  attacks on the unsuspecting and innocent Fulani herdsmen,”

Appealing to the perpetrators of these attacks to in the interest peace refrain from breaches of the peace accord that was reached and respect their leaders and parents who are working day and night to restore peace, law, and order in the area.”

However, MACBAN used the medium to call on the security agency to come in rescue of the residents of the Southern Kaduna communities.

“We are calling on the security agencies and Kaduna State Government to ensure that the perpetrators of these attacks are brought to the book and be punished accordingly,” it charged, adding that, “We are appealing to our Fulani pastoralists to continue living in peace and be reporting any suspicious movement they may see to  security agencies,

as well as give maximum cooperation in order to restore lasting peace in the area.”