Umar Yusuf, a Fulani youth leader in Plateau State’s Bassa Local Government Area, has accused security personnel of working with local militia groups to murder herders, steal their cows, and demand money from them in order to free the animals
Yusuf made the accusations on Saturday at a town hall meeting organised by the Kautal Pulaaku Fulbe Association of Nigeria, or KPFAN. He claimed that members of the council’s security agencies go on raids with local Irigwe youths, attacking and killing innocent herders and stealing their cattle. Yusuf stated during the meeting that the practice … Read more