Herdsmen crisis: Even Farmers are carrying AK-47 – Gov Lalong
Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong has revealed that farmers, just like the Fulani herdsmen, are now carrying AK-47 rifles.
He said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. Lalong lamented the rise in possession of arms amongst herdsmen and farmers in the country.
The Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, insisted that the only solution to the crisis is for the National Livestock Transformation Plan to be fully implemented.
“Today, we are now seeing the hazard of allowing people to do open grazing here and there,” he said.
“But they also want a solution; by the time you explain to them, they also want to stay in one place, they would also want to keep away from carrying AK-47.
”I’m not justifying anybody to carry AK-47, but don’t forget that in the course of our deliberations and investigations, it was not only Fulani herdsmen that were carrying AK-47, even farmers were carrying AK-47.”
another insensible person…. who wouldn’t do anything for his own security…..
How can you say, you are not justifying carrying Ak47. What are you doing then? You people are the cause of our problems
This northern governors are just looking for justification here and there, herders are killing farmers instead of condemn them they are supporting them.
How many farmers have you seen carrying AK 47? I don’t think there’s any justification for the acts.