JUST IN; Plateau killings, Niger Delta Militants to go after Herdsmen and Miyetti Allah Cattle breeders Association, if Nothing is done in 21 Days.

Plateau Killings: Niger Delta Militants To Go
After Herdsmen and Miyetti Allah Cattle
Breeders’ Association, If Nothing Is Done In
21 Days
A coalition of Niger Delta militants,
yesterday, gave the Federal Government a
21-day notice to end killings in the country.
The group lamented the recent killing by
herdsmen in Plateau State.
The militants, who met at Ikot Abasi, Akwa
Ibom State during the weekend, also tasked
the Federal Government on protection of
lives and property of Nigerians.
The militants warned the Federal
Government that there’ll be doom if failed to
forestall anarchy and further bloodshed.
They declared a 21-day mourning period for
those massacred recently in Plateau State by
rampaging herdsmen, and threatened to
declare herdsmen and Miyetti Allah Cattle
Breeders’ Association enemies.
A statement by leader of the coalition, W.O I
Izonebi, read, “As agitators with conscience,
we take lives of fellow Nigerians sacrosanct
as no amount of provocation will lead to the
slaughtering of innocent Nigerians because
of cows.
“We, therefore, declare 21 days of mourning
for the innocent Nigerians killed in Plateau
State by foreigners trained by late Gaddafi
that are now masquerading as herdsmen,
according to our President, Muhammadu
Buhari.
“We urge the government to do the needful
before the expiration of our 21 days of
mourning to avoid a total breakdown of law
and order because it seems we do not have
law, and government is unable to
implement its primary responsibility of
protecting lives and properties of its
citizens.
“We demand implementation of the
following to avoid doom and more loss of
lives: The immediate devolution of power to
states and regions to enable governors
discharge their primary responsibility of
protecting lives and properties and
declaration and proscription of the Gaddafi
mercenaries masquerading as herdsmen as
a terrorist organisation.
“The government and security agencies
saddled with the responsibility of protecting
Nigeria and its territorial integrity should
apprehend the perpetrators of this heinous
crime against innocent Nigerians and
humanity; total overhaul of the security
organisation and security chiefs, immediate
arrest of the Miyeti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association leaders and its disbandment
with immediate effect.
“We also condemn the inability of the
government and securityagencies to protect
its citizens from foreigners masquerading
asherdsmen committing genocide in the
Middle Belt of our dear nation, Nigeria.
“We are not going to fold our arms to see
foreigners masquerading as herdsmen
slaughter and kill hardworking Nigerians
that are going about their legitimate
businesses and livelihood anymore, when
we have a democratically elected
government in place.
“We are bold to ask these questions? What
is the primary responsibility of government?
Why is nobody being arrested and
prosecuted for these killings? As agitators
with conscience, we take lives of follow
Nigerians sacrosanct as no amount of
provocation will lead to the slaughtering of
innocent Nigerians because of cows.
“We, therefore, warn that after this 21 days
of mourning is over and nothing is done,
we, the good people of the Niger Delta, and
coalition of agitators will have no choice
than to declare herdsmen and Miyeti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association enemies of the
Niger Delta and Nigerians in general.
“Therefore, we do not wish to see them in
any of the Niger Delta states because the
pollution and degradation of our farmlands
and the polluted waters and rivers are
enough provocation, let alone seeing our
mothers and sisters in a life threatening
situation and being killed by cattle breeders,
while the Miyeti Allah is applauding them
because they value the lives of cows more
than human lives.
“Enough of this carnage going on, we
should use this 21 days of mourning to
reflect and ask the question, if we are truly a
nation where the life of a cow is more
valuable than human life.”