Saturday 30 April 2016

GOV SHETTIMA: Term Fulani Herdsmen Insulting? No it is Not!




Gov Shettima,

Tends to be angry over the acronym “Fulani herdsmen” which  is not an insult in my humble view even though he thinks it is, click.
 Far from being an insult it seeks to identify a form of trade and the people. We identify other groups as “Igbo traders”  “Aba Traders” “Onitsha traders”.  Not insulting.  Igbos enjoy trading activities.  We also identify a group as “Niger Delta militants”.  Not an insult it stands to represent agitations for resource control.   Yet another example if you wanted  $500 (Five hundred USD) exchanged for N= to give pocket money to kids you would probably say to your Domestic Aide please call me the “Mallam to change money”.
It is for this we may classify scholars into the following groups:
1.   Harvard Scholar
2.   Cambridge, Oxford
3.   Georgetown Scholar
4.   Yale, Stanford and so on.
If you were an Alum of Ife, as I believe some are you could be identified as "Great Ife" or "Great UNIBEN" for University of Benin or Great Akokites  and UNN  must have a special acronym.

Your Excellency feels anger over what if I may ask? That Herdsmen of Fulani stock invade farmlands, kill farm owners and maim their family members and rape our poor women and girls.  God forbids if your daughter was a victim which not even your enemies would wish you, won’t you ensure the marauders   and murderers be brought to justice and soon and the farmers and families adequately compensated by government?.

Should Govs from Northern States feel  anger? What  of  the victims of Fulani herdsmen?. Don't be Mad at the Victims but rather the Perpetrators!

Please

Attorney Carol Ajie

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