Buhari likes Fulani herdsmen – Fani-Kayode

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is a Fulani man, is
sympathetic towards Fulani herdsmen.
The former minister said this in a Facebook post titled,
‘Herdsmen from hell’ while reacting to the abduction of a
former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
Chief Olu Falae, by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Fani-Kayode said Buhari had in the past referred to
Fulani herdsmen as ‘my people’. He, therefore, argued
that he was not surprised that Fulani herdsmen were
hardly arrested despite their many acts of violence.
He said, “In the last few years the Fulani herdsmen have
attacked, ravaged and pillaged many rural communities
south of the River Niger and they have slaughtered and
raped thousands of innocent people in the South-South,
the South-East and the South-West.
“We recall how, after a violent clash between them and
some Yoruba farmers in Oyo State in 2000, General Buhari
(as he then was) led a strong delegation of northern
leaders to see the late Governor of Oyo State, Lam
Adeshina. On arrival, Buhari put the question to him: ‘Why
are your people killing my people?’ This was a classic case of
a Freudian slip.
“The Bible says out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaks. The general had spoken his mind. Governor
Adeshina was shocked with disbelief and he responded by
telling Buhari that he was rather surprised that a former
Head of State would refer to one ethnic group as his people
while referring to another as someone else’s.”
Fani-Kayode, who was the spokesperson for former
President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, said
Buhari had never shown concern for the plight of the
people of the South.
He said this was why it took Buhari 48 hours to react to
Falae’s kidnap.
Fani-Kayode said it was possible that Buhari knew those
behind the abduction Falae because the herdsmen released
Falae 24 hours after the presidency condemned the
abduction. He noted that no one had since been arrested
for Falae’s kidnap.
He added, “Another curious twist to the tale is the fact
that it took the Buhari administration two days to make
any formal announcement on Falae’s abduction and just
the day after they (Presidency) finally did so, the elder
statesman was suddenly released.
“The question is this: who is pulling the strings from behind
the scenes and who is attempting to test our resolve and
test the waters?”
The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain said Falae’s claim
that the Fulani herdsmen had links with Boko Haram should
not be ignored.
He said the Fulani herdsmen were a security threat and
could easily cause crisis in the South-West having populated
the entire region under the guise of selling cattle.