Politics
Insecurity: Fish out bad elements, former senator urges herdsmen
A former Senator representing Kwara South senatorial district, Alhaji Suleiman Ajadi, has advised leaders of herdsmen across the country to fish out the bad elements amongst them for peace to reign in the country.
Ajadi gave this advice in Ilorin on Wednesday during an interview.
According to him, the herdsmen have been living with other tribes in various parts of Nigeria without any problem like kidnapping, rape, encroachment of farmlands and possession of AK47 rifles, among other negative acts.
The ex-senator however attributed the negative acts being perpetrated by some herdsmen in some parts of the country to external influence.
“The herdsmen that l know and interacted with them from my childhood cannot engage in any criminal act or destroy farms, carrying AK47, why now that herdsmen will become agents of destruction,” he said.
“The implication is that some herdsmen from other countries who have criminal acts with sophisticated weapons have been accommodated among them,” he added.
The former senator, therefore, called on leaders of herdsmen in the country to re-examine themselves and flush out the bad elements amongst them to redeem their image.
Recall that the office of the Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRahman AbfulRazaq on Herdsmen and Community Outreach on Sunday held a meeting with herdsmen in the state and neighbouring Osun.
The meeting was aimed at ensuring the sustenance of peace between the herdsmen, farmers and entire residents of the state.
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