Miyeti Allah Indicted For Sponsoring Benue Attacks With Over 2000 Deaths

Miyeti Allah Kautal Hore, the Fulani herders Cattle breeders association has been accused of sponsoring over 40 deadly attacks that allegedly resulted in over 2000 deaths in Benue State.

This was disclosed by a socio cultural group in Benue state at a press conference in Makurdi on Friday, comprising of Mdzough U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi Ny’Igede.

Spokesman of the group and Secretary General of the Mdzough TiV, Chief Edward Ujege said the attacks occurred in 14 local government areas in Benue State between 2013 and 2016.

Also, besides the 2000 alleged killings by the herdsmen, over half a million people were displaced due to the attacks on the given areas within the past three years.

According to Chief Ujege, also stated that search of 500 persons missing as a result of Fulani herdsmen attacks is still ongoing.

The group was reacting to an earlier press conference by the Fulani herders Cattle breeders association in Abuja earlier in the week.

Ujege, while throwing weight behind the anti-open grazing law, noted the people of the state had desired lasting solution to stop the carnage by the herdsmen.

The statement read in part:

“Between 2013 and 2016, the Miyeitti Allah Kautal Hore sponsored herdsmen have carried about 40 major and deadly attacks in 14 of 23 local government areas of Benue State.’

“The open anti grazing law is the outcome of the yearning of Benue people who desire peace and lasting solutions to the incessant clashes between farmers and headers which has often led to the massacre, destruction of farm land, raping and other vices perpetrated by the herdsmen.

“We paid dearly for the atrocities of the herdsmen with over 2,000 lives of our men, women and children. 

“Till date, over 500 persons are missing while over half a million youths people were displaced and the future of almost a million youths are truncated”.

“Over 9,000 households were affected by various attacks carried out by the herdsmen while properties worth N95 billion were destroyed in 2014 alone,” they lamented.

The group, while rebuking Miyeiti Allah for threatening to attack Benue State over the anti-grazing law, called on security forces to arrest and prosecute the leadership of the group over inciting comments.

Chief Ujege, nonetheless, commended the three organisation to the state government on the bold step it took to establish the law and pledge support thereof.

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