NEHAP FCSF
NEW END HUNGER AND POVERTY
FULANI CATTLE SOLUTIONS FORUM
The New End Hunger and Poverty, NEHAP Program is an
Initiative of International Society for Poverty Elimination / Economic Alliance
Group, ISPE / EAG aimed at promoting Spirit
of Enterprise as Antidote to Poverty through implementing Agriculture
Revolution Program that is productive and profitable for putting food at
affordable prices in the stomach of our people, particularly the poor and money
in their pocket.
The Fulani Cattle Destroying Crops Menace is a
serious Challenge that needs to be Professionally tackled if the entire Crop
Farming System in Nigeria is not to collapse, with attendant expected and
unexpected consequences, if urgent remedial ACTION is not take by all concerned
authorities and on time.
In Part 1 of this Series we highlighted urgent need
for Correct Diagnosis of all root Agriculture, Security, Justice and Corruption
problems on the ground as specific to each affected Community as basis for
Design and Delivery of Correct Prescription, Surgery and Recovery Management:
Policy, Program, Project Interventions, 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One. And we
noted that His Highness the Regent of Aiyede Ogbese suggested a Meek Approach
rather than a Militant Approach while we suggested Carrot and Stick Approach or
Blend of Meek Approach and Militant Approach.
His Highness the Regent of Ogbese had a meeting
with Two Farmers – a Widow with 8 Children - Ngozi and a Man – Mustapha who
suffered Four serial attacks on their Farm leading to loss of crops whose
market value is about N4 million and Fulani Leaders. Mustapha a few days ago
lost his 3 year old son to curable disease because Fulani had imposed Penury
upon him. Clearly if his crops had not been destroyed, he could have been able
to afford medical treatment that could have saved his son’s life. His Highness
the Regent of Aiyede Ogbese intended the Meek Approach as Alternative Dispute
Resolution Mechanism to bring Peace to her Rural Aiyede Ogbese Community, Akure
North LGA, Ondo State.
Regretfully after several hours of deadlock in
which Mustapha was unable to properly state his case. He could not defend the
fair market price of N 4 million. The Fulani Leaders who are more articulate
than Fulani Herdsmen and who Defend their own, insisted that Fulani in his
first statement to Police wrote N150,000 and since they have spent N350,000 to
defend their brethren, they have nothing to Pay Mustapha. After about 4 hours,
out of deference to His Highness the Regent, the Fulani Leaders “Graciously”
agreed to pay N50,000 which His Highness the Regent asked Mustapha and Ngozi to
consider and accept or reject. To end their misery under the principle of “half
loaf better than none”, they decided to “Leave Everything in God’s Hand” and
accept the N50,000 offer.
We did not know about this negotiation until it was
sealed. We called His Highness the Regent to let her know that Grave Injustice
had been done. His Highness the Regent agreed that when she observed Mustapha
was making Statements detrimental to his cause, she asked leading questions but
he was unable to take the prompt. The facts of the Case are the Fulani in the
first attack destroyed crops in which Mustapha and Ngozi invested N300,000. The
market value could have been about N1 million. When the case got to the Police,
the Police haven been bribed by the Fulani forced Mustapha to write N150,000
and were going to force his to accept N35,000 compensation when Ngozi contacted
our Organization. They have since become NEHAP Members and we have been
supporting them to get fair compensation for damaged crops.
We spoke to the Division Crime Officer Aiyede
Ogbese Police Station. He said he was not aware the actual amount invested was
N300,000 since Mustapha wrote N150,000 not to talk of being aware that fair
market value was N1 million. He agreed that even if it was N150,000, a
compensation of N35,000 was grossly inadequate. We requested that he guide the
Investigating Police Officer, IPO and ensure Justice was done. We also raised
the matter with Ondo Sate Police PRO. He called the Divisional Police Officer,
DPO Ogbese and this secured better cooperation from the IPO and that he is
statutorily the Lawyer of the Complainant and so his harassment that the
Complainant should go and find a Lawyer was most inappropriate.
It was while this renewed investigation was ongoing
that Fulani went for second attack that caused twice the earlier damage. This brought
amount invested to over N900,000 and fair market value to about N3.2 million. At
this case the two attacks were charged to court but the Police kept reporting
N150,000 ( with benefit of hindsight, this was deliberate to favor Fulani in
the event of Negotiation such as that arranged by His Highness the Regent). It is
pertinent to note that the IPO kept harassing Mustapha to settle with Fulani
and accept the N35,000. The two attacks were assigned two separate IPO’s. The
Magistrate had to ask them to consolidate the cases. One of the IPO’s claim to
know much about Rice Farming and confirmed that given the extent of destruction
he saw, indeed Mustapha’s claim of N3.2 million is fair. There was a third
attack and this brought Mustapha’s claim to N4 million but also meant that his
entire Farming Enterprise in 2015 had been wiped out – eaten by Fulani Cows
hence his penury. It is therefore logical to claim that Fulani Herdsmen killed
Mustapha’s son.
When the Fulani Leaders found that our Institution
was giving support to Mustapha and Ngozi, they vowed to spend as many millions
as required to bribe Police, bribe Magistrate and Pay Lawyers rather than pay
Mustapha and Nogzi One Kobo.
In the circumstance, the pertinent questions are:-
1. Given Facts of the Case, is Mustapha’s inability to
marshal his points against a more Savvy Fulani Leadership enough for him to
Lose his Crops and His Son?
2. When His Highness the Regent noticed that Mustapha
was making Statements detrimental to his cause, could an adjournment not have
been called?
3. Since the negotiation is grounded in injustice, is
there no process for appeal within the Traditional Alternative Dispute
Resolution Mechanism?
4. Can Fulani Menace end through seeking Peace at
price of Injustice?
Please find below some Placard Messages that could
be used for Online #endfulanimenace Campaign as well as Peaceful Demonstration
if or when such becomes glaring as requirement for securing full personal and
official support of President Buhari and Buhari Administration:-
1. Fulani Menace: Enough is Enough
2. Acid Test Buhari War on Corruption: Lasting
Solution to Fulani Impunity
3. PMB: Are U Turning Blind Eye to Fulani Herdsmen
Crime Because they are Fulani?
4. Fulani Herdsmen Rights STOP Where Rights of other
Nigerians’ START
5. Buhari Presidency, Call Fulani Herdsmen to ORDER B$
They BURN Nigeria
6. Is Buhari Presidency Pretending NOT to Know Fulani
Herdsmen are Above D Law?
7. Fulani Menace: PMB Tackle Root Problems of Agric,
Security, Justice and Corruption
8. PMB: Kill Fulani Menace Cancer B4 Fulani Menace
Cancer Kill Nigeria
9. Can Agric Revolution succeed without Lasting
Solution to Fulani Menace?
10. Why have Law Enforcement Agencies not Punished any
Fulani for Crime Committed?
11. Fulani
Menace: Crop Farmers PUSHED to the Wall. Don’t Wait for them to REACT.
12. Fulani
Menace: Reject Ordered Change; Make Disordered Change Inevitable
13. PMB: STOP
Fulani Herdsmen Menace
14. PMB: STOP Fulani Herdsmen Impunity
15. PMB: STOP
Fulani Herdsmen Killing Crop Farmers
16. PMB: STOP
Fulani Herdsmen Destroying Farmers Crops
17. PMB: Why are
U Protecting Fulani Herdsmen?
18. Fulani
cannot use their Farm to Destroy the Farms of other Nigerians
19. PMB: STOP
Fulani Herdsmen B4 Fulani Herdsmen Destroy Nigeria
20. PMB: Fulani
Impunity is Grand Corruption
21. PMB: STOP
Fulani Herdsmen Corrupting Police
22. PMB: Crop
Farmers Crying 4 Justice
23. PMB: Don’t U
Care about Crop Farmers Debts, Misery and Deaths from Fulani?
24. PMB: Why U
ignore TV Reports and Commentaries on Fulani Menace?
25. PMB: Why U
ignore Radio Reports and Commentaries on Fulani Menace?
26. PMB: Why U
ignore Newspaper Reports and Editorials on Fulani Menace?
27. PMB: Are
Fulani Herdsmen Untouchable in Buhari Administration?
28. PMB: Is
there separate Law for Fulani Herdsmen?
29. PMB: Why is
Police fearing Fulani Herdsmen?
30. PMB: Why is
Police favoring Fulani Herdsmen?
31. PMB: Why are
Magistrates not Jailing Guilty Fulani Herdsmen?
32. PMB: Why are
U turning blind eye to Crop Farmers Cries?
33. Crop Farmers
to PMB: Save our Souls NOW
34. Crop Farmers
to PMB: May Day! May Day !! May Day!!!
35. PMB: Fulani
Menace is Height of Indiscipline
36. PMB: Fulani
Menace is Height of Impunity
37. PMB: Fulani
Menace is Height of Injustice
38. PMB: Fulani
Menace is Height of Indifference
39. PMB: Fulani
Menace underline Intelligence System Decay
40. PMB: Fulani
Menace underline Police System Decay
41. PMB: Fulani
Menace underline Justice System Decay
42. PMB: Fulani
Menace underline Development System Decay
43. PMB: Fulani
Menace underline Peace System Decay
44. PMB: Fulani
Menace THREAT to Buhari Administration Agriculture Revolution
45. PMB: Fulani
Menace THREAT to National Peace
46. PMB: Fulani
Menace THREAT to National Security
47. PMB: Fulani
Menace THREAT to National Economy
48. PMB: Modern Livestock Farming in Nigeria worth over
N3 Trillion annually
DEMANDS
49. PMB: Ensure
Fulani Herdsmen PAY FULL Compensation to Crop Farmers
50. PMB: Ensure
Fulani Herdsmen STOP Destroying Farmers Crops
51. PMB: Ensure
Fulani Herdsmen Practice Modern Livestock Farming
52. PMB: Ensure
High Level Political Forum on Fulani Menace established Immediately
53. PMB:
Establish Joint Action Committee on Fulani & Farmers Conflict Resolution
NEHAP FCSF Slogan: “Let us work together to benefit together”, “Kajo Se Kajo Je”.
We invite
you to please join us to make #endfulanimenace National and International
Campaign a huge success to the Glory
of God and benefit of Humanity. For Participation, Support, Collaboration or to
give ideas, seek clarification or make enquiry, please:
Contact:
NEHAP / ISPE / EAG
2 March 2016.
