Herdsmen moving with guns are foreign terrorist -- Sultan.

Fulani herdsmen moving with guns are
‘foreign terrorists’ — Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III,
says so called Fulani herdsmen moving with
guns, causing violence, fighting with
farmers are not Nigerians, but foreign
terrorists.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Abubakar said this in his Eid el-Kabir
message to the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria.
According to him, these are foreigners
coming into Nigeria to cause a breach of the
peace.
“They are therefore terrorists and should be
treated as such by the Nigerian security
agencies.
“The Nigerian herdsmen are very peace-
loving and law abiding,” he said.
The Sultan, who noted with concern that
some ‘‘bad eggs” had infiltrated the Fulani
herdsmen, challenged the security agencies
to be proactive.
Mr. Abubakar, however, acknowledged that
there were problems between the Fulani
herdsmen and the farmers, which should
only be resolved through dialogue.
He stressed the need for all Nigerians to live
peacefully with each other, irrespective of
any religious or ethnic differences.
Mr. Abubakar said Nigeria would continue to
lag behind if there is no peace and unity.
“Our diversity should be our strength and
God has not made a mistake by creating us
with diverse differences,” he said.
On the economic hardship in the country,
the Sultan appealed to Nigerians to go back
to the farms.
He also urged Nigerians to learn to be more
productive, rather than solely waiting for the
government to provide all their needs.
Mr. Abubakar also commended the three
tiers of government for their ongoing
efforts to provide succour to Nigerians.
He promised to continue to offer prayers,
and provide counsel to the Federal and state
governments.
NAN reports that the event was witnessed
by second republic President Shehu Shagari,
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, his deputy, Ahmed
Aliyu, and Africa’s business mogul, Aliko
Dangote, among other dignitaries. (NA