Herdsmen kill royal father, nephew in Kaduna

KADUNA — GUNMEN, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Sunday night, assassinated the District Head of Fadan Karshi, a busy commercial town in Sanga Local Government Area, southern part of Kaduna State. 

President Muhammadu Buhari

The murdered District Head, Mr. Bala Madaki, 66, was killed alongside his nephew, Emmanuel Tanko. According to a community leader in the area, Pastor Mike Makarfi, the violence took place around 10:30pm Sunday night. He said: “It was very hot last night (Sunday night) and people were sleeping outside. Around 10 p.m., the chief moved into his house with his family.

Then some gunmen who our people said were Fulani, stormed his compound and started shooting. “They went into his room and shot him point blank. They also shot a small boy, Emmanuel Tanko, who was writing his final year secondary school exams. The boy was the nephew of the late chief. “Right now, Fadan Karshi is deserted. Shops and service centres are shut. People are either staying indoors or are leaving town. No one knows what is coming next. “Police are patrolling the streets, but I am not sure if they have any clue about the murderers. I want you to recall that this was the District Head that received former Governor Mukhtar Yero on September 22, 2014, when our women protested half naked because of the scale of killings by Fulani going on at that time. “Today, the type of killings going on are those of isolated people. Cattle are also grazing freely on people’s farms in these areas of Sanga and people are afraid to do anything about it. Now they are targeting people and eliminating them. “What people are saying about the killings of our district head is that he may have been killed by Fulani who have a grudge against him and this community. “In May, 2014, some Fulani armed men invaded the police station here and seven people were killed. As they were escaping, two were killed in an exchange of gunfire between them and the Police. “The Fulani Association later petitioned the then National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and copied the governor. They said that our late District head should be arrested, dethroned and prosecuted for the death of the two Fulani. We still have a copy of the petition. We suspect that his death may be connected to that incident. “This is unfortunate, because in the past one week, we have had some respite, just for the violence to turn this way,” he said. The Kaduna State Police spokesman, DSP Zubairu Abubakar, told Vanguard that he was aware of the incident, but that he was waiting for the DPO from Karshi to furnish him with details. “I don’t have the details yet. When I do, I will surely give you,” he told Vanguard. However, at press time, he was yet to come up with any information. Disarm herdsmen now — Audu Ogbe Meanwhile, Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, has said that the most potent strategy to end incessant attacks by herdsmen on farmers and other rural dwellers was for the military, police and other security agencies to immediately disarm them. This came as Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said the National Assembly would not support the creation of grazing reserves anywhere in the country, noting also that there was no grazing bill before either arm of the National Assembly. Speaking exclusively to Vanguard in Abuja, weekend, the minister said no other strategy would end the attacks, if the herdsmen were allowed to go about armed, with impunity. According to him, herdsmen go about with automatic weapons and the nation’s security agencies must go after them wherever they are and take away the arms. Tackling the challenge On how to tackle the challenge of the widespread attacks by herdsmen, the minister said: “It is very difficult now. One thing I am going to suggest, which we are putting into writing to Mr. President, is that we must disarm all herdsmen. “The army and the police should find them wherever they are now and take all the guns from them, as the first step. They carry these AK-47s on their shoulders, they tie them around the bellies of the cows. They must be disarmed immediately.” He noted that the problem between herdsmen and farmers was more complex than it appeared, adding that only a well-designed government policy could bring it to an end as it had spread from as far as Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna in the far North to the North Central states of Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue and now to the Southern states of Enugu, Edo, Oyo, Ogun and others. Blames community leaders Ogbe said community leaders often add to the complexities of the herdsmen/farmers clashes as some of them collect money and cows from Fulanis and enter into land acquisition agreements with them, which often turn awry and end in violence. His words: “Communities sometimes play a role in this. Sometimes community leaders see herdsmen arrive and the local chiefs collect money, collect cows and tell them to go on grazing and when they wander onto people’s farms and troubles start, such community leaders go into hiding or go silent and the Fulanis bring out a receipt of the agreement they have with these chiefs, claiming that they bought the land for grazing. “It is all very complicated but the President has given instructions that the army and police should find them and neutralise them, which is the first step.” FG to check influx of foreign herdsmen Ogbe, who is considered a key member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, argued that the escalating attacks on villagers by Fulanis was a recent development and that Nigerian Fulanis were not known to usually attack host communities. Consequently, he said the Federal Government would take practical steps to check the influx of foreign herdsmen into the country. His words: “The Fulanis we knew never attacked any farmer, it is a rather recent phenomenon and they have done killings in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Plateau Enugu, Ondo, Ogun and Benue. “After disarming the herdsmen, the next step is to shut our borders from entry of cattle from foreign countries into ours.” 5,000 hectares already acquired for ranching Responding to calls for grazing reserves, grazing routes or ranching as a way out of the current violence, the minister said the only viable option open to the nation’s cattle business was ranching. “The question is the (grazing) route is a passage leading to where? To grassland or to someone’s farm? Grazing routes are not the issues; ranching, yes, on the scale we are talking about now, spread across many states. “We have already acquired 5,000 hectares of land from nine states. We wrote and the governors gave us land but we have to farm them out to private sector investors who will prepare the land and make sure they can harvest grass six to seven times a year, dry or rainy season, and the cows have fresh grass to eat.” He argued that the nation’s cattle were about the worst cared for and could not, therefore, give optimum yield in terms of milk and beef because of movement from place to place in search of food and water. The Buhari administration’s plan, he revealed, was to see that the cattle and herdsmen were saved from having to go about looking for food and water by keeping them in ranches, provide water boreholes and earth dams to ensure the cattle produced more milk and more beef for the nation. Rice up-scaling programme He also outlined the rice up-scaling programme and other agricultural produce, with a view to achieving self-sufficiency, save foreign exchange and even export to other countries of the world. The minister said Nigeria currently fed many African countries and had no other option but to significantly increase food production. He said: “We consume seven million tonnes of rice annually. A million tonnes will fill up 33, 334 trailers. You need to put this into figures for people to know what a million tonne amounts to. 33, 334 trailers of 30 tonnes each multiplied by seven. ‘’One million tonnes loaded in trailers will stretch 495 kilometres which is Lagos-Benin but that isn’t all. “We are also feeding Sudan, sometimes Libya, Chad, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso. They come to buy from Nigeria and recently we had a request of 37,000 tonnes of maize from Central African Republic because there was a drought there.’’ No grazing reserve bill anywhere — Ekweremadu Meanwhile, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said the National Assembly will not support the creation of grazing reserves anywhere in the country. Addressing journalists on Sunday after a meeting of the South East governors and stakeholders in Enugu, Ekweremadu said there was no bill on the creation of grazing reserves before the National Assembly. He said the purported bill for the creation of grazing reserves was a “hoax,” urging the press to stop such rumours. He said: “There is no such proposal or bill on the creation of grazing reserves, either in the Senate or House of Representatives. Nobody is considering it; not even at the executive level. I do not think they are considering it but we will not support it, even if it has been considered.” Ekweremadu said the meeting was convened in reaction to the attacks on the people of Uzo-Uwani by suspected herdsmen. 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I hope every true Southerner, Middle Belt lover and Kaduna South indigene will rise up in arms against these evil protegees of Maitasene pretending to be herdsmen. If Buhari's government remain docile and passive on the issue then we must start fighting for ourselves and our future. FlagShare LikeReply Perekeme Seleyeibo Perekeme Seleyeibo from Facebook 5 minutes ago What else do you expect when a Jihadist and a Haramist is the President of Nigeria? The Fulani has the born to rule mentality, and also value their cattle more than the lives of infidels like christians. When the chairman of the Cattle Rearers Association is your President and Commander In-Chief, what else do you expect? FlagShare LikeReply Solomom Igwe Solomom Igwe from Facebook 9 minutes ago I think some prominent northern politicians are supporting this fulani herdsmen FlagShare LikeReply Caleb Chukwudi Caleb Chukwudi from Facebook 14 minutes ago They r using herdsmen to killed their enemies may be this one is against their atrocities FlagShare LikeReply Akuebuka Victor Akuebuka Victor from Facebook 21 minutes ago season of killings FlagShare LikeReply Ayo Agala Ayo Agala from Facebook 29 minutes ago let the cowherds man kill all those cow people in north good for. them FlagShare LikeReply Amakiri Urgustine Amakiri Urgustine from Facebook 40 minutes ago Buhari's men or herdsmen? FlagShare LikeReply Igechi Worlu Igechi Worlu from Facebook 44 minutes ago Iheakanwah Felix Arinzeh Buharist pls blam ipob FlagShare LikeReply Hamza Muhammed Umar Hamza Muhammed Umar from Facebook 47 minutes ago nothing happened in Kaduna I'm at Kaduna FlagShare LikeReply Jonathan Zakka Jonathan Zakka from Facebook 30 minutes ago Stop dey lie jor... Am in kd too n ma frnd is in sanga.. El rufai has even sent his condolence. FlagShare LikeReply Chinedu Okenwa Chinedu Okenwa from Facebook 1 hour ago that is good when they kill igbos hausas are happy now it have happened to them too GOD is at work FlagShare LikeReply Dzever Ishenge Dzever Ishenge from Facebook 1 hour ago Who owns the cattle? Owners of the cattle should provide for the cattle ranches and not the Govt. It would amount to misuse of public funds if Govt. provides ranches for the cattle owned by wealthy persons in the country. FlagShare LikeReply Umar Izuafah Umar Izuafah from Facebook 1 hour ago Government will not provide ranches free of charge moreover cattle rearing is part of agriculture so what is done for farmers will be extended to them which they will in turn generate revenue for the govt FlagShare LikeReply Charlie Achomrough Charlie Achomrough from Facebook 1 hour ago Buhari Brothers Incorporated. FlagShare LikeReply Emmanuel Ijeh Emmanuel Ijeh from Facebook 1 hour ago Hmmmm? No Comment! FlagShare LikeReply Oni Emmanuel Leke Oni Emmanuel Leke from Facebook 1 hour ago The northern governor's says they are not herdsmen. FlagShare LikeReply Kundu Raph Kundu Raph from Facebook 1 hour ago Buhari is foundation of herdsmen FlagShare LikeReply Sani Masud Sani Masud from Facebook 2 hours ago May Allah condemn all owners n workers in vanguard.As frm today I promise to unlike ur page n Gods willing will never read any thrash posted by this geo ethnic infidels called newspaper.Anybody attacked,killed or even communal clash,its all herdsmen. why hatred,igbo agenda.stupid newspaper FlagShare LikeReply Ojujusarando Ojujusarando 1 hour ago U are an idiot......u want to defend herdsmen that people are accusing them falsely? Who is the infidel? God punish ur useless life. As u are saying its not herdsmen, they day we will kill these herdsmen don't come out to say we have killed ur people oh!! Animal FlagShare LikeReply Emeka Ekemezie Emeka Ekemezie from Facebook 2 hours ago they should kill emir of kano FlagShare LikeReply Kaykay Enny Kaykay Enny from Facebook 2 hours ago Buhari. Buhari. How many times did I call you, call your mad dogs to order. FlagShare LikeReply Balogun Comfort Balogun Comfort from Facebook 2 hours ago This is to inform the general public that Dangote3xCement is now sold Direct from factories for promo price of 1000 Naira per bag, Buyers can order a minimum of 100 bags Trailer Load of 600 bags and 900 bags and above contact sales manager Adeniyi Babatunde on 0 8 0 3 2 3 7 4 7 2 1 Assistant Sales Manager Mrs Balogun comfort on 0 8 0 6 4 5 0 1 6 7 5 to get 50kg rice for 5000 Naira Minimum is 20 Bag and above Note Delivery is two working days and is Nation wide. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ 620416/ FlagShare LikeReply Abdulwaliyu Iya Abdulwaliyu Iya from Facebook 2 hours ago don't mind with igbopigs corruption supporters, wailers,haters slaves of yorubas and hausas nothing will shake Our greatest President PMB.they will die very soon bcs of card reader trauma and failure of their uncle GEJ in 2015. we prefers any kind of hardship than killing of innocent lives in Nigeria by Boko Haram. FlagShare LikeReply Emma Ko Emma Ko from Facebook 2 hours ago Hmm indeed you ran out of sence mumu FlagShare 1V2sLikeReply Ojujusarando Ojujusarando 1 hour ago U are a goat, very stupid......read uthe crap u just posted as a comment again.....u will realize how foolish u are.......one day the herdsmen will kill u before u know it......animal!!! FlagShare LikeReply Moses Zira Moses Zira from Facebook 34 minutes ago My frend who is talk about Jonathan here.2015 has gone Mr Jonathan has try his best , FlagShare LikeReply Abdulwaliyu Iya Abdulwaliyu Iya from Facebook 20 minutes ago Mr Moses zira he try 4 making us to became IDP.if to say GEJ win even Niger Republic can defeat Nigeria in terms of war.that is the reason why Chad invaded Borno,yobe and Adamawa.Chad re-elected Deiby 4 forth term bcs he is strong and hero.don't be blinded by ethnicity and religious bigotry. FlagShare LikeReply Ibrahim Musa Ibrahim Musa Ibrahim Musa Ibrahim Musa from Facebook 2 hours ago If ur not change the these types of ur Title, sometimes it will lead the War! Useless Vanguard FlagShare LikeReply Godwin Mtomga Aondohemba Godwin Mtomga Aondohemba from Facebook 43 minutes ago Don't look like stupid FlagShare LikeReply Ahanuwa Igbinosa Ahanuwa Igbinosa from Facebook 37 minutes ago What title should they've used ? Maybe " Fulanis terrorists herdsmen paid deadly visit to royal father"? Or " Fulanis blood suckers had blood sucking supper in royal father household" FlagShare LikeReply Curtis Bauer Curtis Bauer from Facebook 28 minutes ago Fulanis vampires must be completed wipe out of the surface of earth. FlagShare LikeReply Aniebonam Obichukwu Aniebonam Obichukwu from Facebook 2 hours ago whats d name and titlef d monarch FlagShare LikeReply Christian Nwafor Nwankwo Christian Nwafor Nwankwo from Facebook 2 hours ago Lie do u want to cover up FlagShare LikeReply Oguzie Jude Ama Oguzie Jude Ama from Facebook 2 hours ago Southern Kaduna are predominantly Christians. These people just want to take Christain areas but they will be resisted with full force. FlagShare LikeReply dongoyaro dongoyaro 2 hours ago Please ask President Buhari and the northern governors if truly the killers are the nomadic Fulani cow rearers. If those imbeciles could not tell the truth as obvious as things are, the evil deed would surely persist. FlagShare LikeReply Alh Ismaila M Lawal Alh Ismaila M Lawal from Facebook 3 hours ago So it has been confirmed that the gun men are Fulani. so investigation has been concluded by online commentators . FlagShare LikeReply Balogun Comfort Balogun Comfort from Facebook 3 hours ago This is to inform the general public that Dangote3xCement is now sold Direct from factories for promo price of 1000 Naira per bag, Buyers can order a minimum of 100 bags Trailer Load of 600 bags and 900 bags and above contact sales manager Adeniyi Babatunde on 0 8 0 3 2 3 7 4 7 2 1 Assistant Sales Manager Mrs Balogun comfort on 0 8 0 6 4 5 0 1 6 7 5 to get 50kg rice for 5000 Naira Minimum is 20 Bag and above Note Delivery is two working days and is Nation wide. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ 620416/ FlagShare LikeReply Ugochukwu Oguamanam Ugochukwu Oguamanam from Facebook 3 hours ago A warning to the South East and South South Governors. Please do not donate any parcel of land to these people. Bringing them around you is only a suicide mission. FlagShare LikeReply Yusuf Yakubu Dansuleman Yusuf Yakubu Dansuleman from Facebook 3 hours ago @Vangurd reporters/Editor I pity u,dis is apparent childish nt journalism,how can u be disseminating information without balancing the report,or is bcos of d hatred u have 4 fulani and the north? Re-appraise d way u ar disseminating information to public. FlagShare LikeReply Yusuf Yakubu Dansuleman Yusuf Yakubu Dansuleman from Facebook 3 hours ago Check d caption of d story and read d contain,also check.premiumtimes newspaper and other national dailies d hav report d story but none of them accused herdsmen responsible 4 d attack,why only Vanguard?, check d names of d reporters also FlagShare LikeReply Onam's Josh Onam's Josh from Facebook 2 hours ago I guess u read back of the story, becos if not for sentiment vanguard is right to use that caption.... The district has been under fulani attack since 2014, they invaded police station and two were killed, so what re u now saying? FlagShare LikeReply Uzochukwu Nwachukwu Uzochukwu Nwachukwu from Facebook 4 hours ago No longer BH. It is now HM FlagShare LikeReply Ugochi C Amaeze Ugochi C Amaeze from Facebook 4 hours ago that's buhari led federal government for you.he sent his people to be killing villagers all over the country because he's the president.President who don't know anything FlagShare LikeReply Regina Ebony Regina Ebony from Facebook 5 hours ago A stich in time saves nine FlagShare LikeReply Nairaoil Nairaoil from Facebook 6 hours ago Nigeria oil is doing good. Check us out. FlagShare LikeReply minionthekid minionthekid 5 hours ago no thanks..lol FlagShare LikeReply Nairaoil Nairaoil from Facebook 6 hours ago Hope these troubles will be resolved amicably. FlagShare LikeReply JohnTochukwu JohnTochukwu 6 hours ago Acquire 5,000 hectres of land from 9 states to be sold to private individuals... Which states are the 9 states. Why will Buhari be so so intrested in the private business of cattle herdsmen? When did acquiring lands from various state to furnish the private businesses of cattle herdsmen become the duty of Federal Government. In other word FG might have also acquire some land from states in Nigeria and give same to Boko haram so that peace will reign after they have massacerd and raped some many armless, defencesless and innocent citizens. Buhari is not intrested in what ever name you call it either grazing reservers or ranches, what he is intrested is, are lands acquired in the 36 states of Nigeria for his fulani herdsmen(or some other agender). So far 9 down 27 more remaing. The truth we are yet to know, FlagShare LikeReply This comment has been deleted Tukur Muhammed Gee Tukur Muhammed Gee from Facebook 2 hours ago Where's your office address? FlagShare LikeReply Ibiso Ibiso 6 hours ago Why is every one afraid of the Fulanis ? Simple. Every one is inferior to the Fulanis. FlagShare LikeReply minionthekid minionthekid 6 hours ago @Ibiso except 4 FlagShare LikeReply  Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/herdsmen-kill-royal-father-nephew-in-kaduna/