In an effort to find a long-term solution to the issues, Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir of Kano, has stated that he is willing to step in and address the Fulani conflicts in the nation.
Speaking on Tuesday in his palace after hosting the leaders of the Fulani group Tapital Pulaku Njode Jam Nigeria, Sanusi said it was past time for the government to resolve the Fulani issues in the nation once and for all.
He said, “But this can be done only if the Federal Government will give me full support to achieve my mission because they have the might and what it takes to make my strategy work, while I will provide the ideas and the methodologies of how to go about it.
“No doubt, Fulanis in Nigeria have suffered heavy attacks, isolation, killing and destruction and the rustling of their cows, these rejections indeed were carried all across the country, and something needs to be done to arrest the situation.
“However, it is not untrue that there are some bad eggs amongst the Fulanis who have thrown the good names of the people into the trash and subjected them to what they are suffering today.
“This is the time that the government, together with us, will have a permanent solution to the crises, more specifically between them and the farmers and also where they are suspected to be carrying out other crimes.
“I, on my own, am ready to help the government to achieve the desired mission of having peace and prosperity among the Fulanis and indeed, other Nigerians. Their suffering should stop. I believe together we will do it,”
Speaking, Madibo Jada, the leader of the Fulani group, stated that they had come to the palace to show the Emir, who had been chosen by the Lamido of Adamawa a long time ago, their loyalty for his second return as their leader.
“Our members are mainly in the bushes, and if today I asked only the youth wing of our group to come here, this palace will be too small for us. We have members all across the 36 states of Nigeria,” Jada said.
He said that they believed Emir Sanusi had what it took to clear their names and make it clear what they really are and what they have contributed to the nation’s socioeconomic advancement.
