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Anyone privy to the situation in the Middle belt will tell you that farmers don't only get butchered and displaced.
After fleeing their land, Fulani herdsmen resettle their cows and family on the lands.
FG is using RUGA to institutionalize that "displace and conquer" strategy.
After fleeing their land, Fulani herdsmen resettle their cows and family on the lands.
FG is using RUGA to institutionalize that "displace and conquer" strategy.
The herdsmen-Farmers crisis has always been a conflict over land since drought has made lands in the core North useless to herders.
And you factor in the fact that a substantial amount of these herders are not even Nigerians. They moved with their cows from Chad, Niger etc
And you factor in the fact that a substantial amount of these herders are not even Nigerians. They moved with their cows from Chad, Niger etc
Remember when there were news stories of folks from Niger being transported and given voters card during the election?
Remember stories of Governors from Niger (the country) coming to campaigns for Buhari in Nigeria?
Start connecting the dots. Subtle shadow long-term politics
Remember stories of Governors from Niger (the country) coming to campaigns for Buhari in Nigeria?
Start connecting the dots. Subtle shadow long-term politics
If the RUGA plot succeeds, it will be a classic Trojan horse move. You'd have dozens of herdsmen (both from Nigeria Niger/Chad/Mali) settlements scattered around.
In the next 30 years or so, they'd breed and be large enough to Influence politics in host states: demand for LGAs
In the next 30 years or so, they'd breed and be large enough to Influence politics in host states: demand for LGAs
