In order to beautify a fake story and make it real to the subconscious mind, keep on repeating it again and again.
Presstitutes (CNN, BBC, Fox et al) program stories through constant
repletion so that the gullible can accept same, whether real or fake.
The more a statement is repeated the more it can shake an already
existing belief.
No
doubt, a similar scenario is being repeated, not only in Taraba State,
but other parts of the country. The Fulanis and their herds are passing
through a barrage of sponsored media attacks from different groups.
In
the last one month, these incessant media attacks knows no bounds.
From Benue, Kwara, Enugu down to Southern Taraba, the Fulani Herdsmen
frenzy is skyrocketing daily.
The most recent was in Gashaka Local
Government of Taraba State, where a
group of Herdsmen were alleged to have destroyed several settlements.
With conflicting figures from the state government (44 killed) and the
Police (15 killed), the motive behind the skirmish is still unclear.
In a press conference, the state chairman of Taraba State Chapter of
Miyetti Allah alleged that 50 of their members lost their lives with
over 3000 cattle missing. This assertion did not go down well with the
government of Taraba. Through the adviser to the governor on media, the
government refuted and expressed dismay over this claim.
What every keen observer must note is the fact that a group of
individuals have devised a means of attacking and forcibly taking away
herds belonging to the Fulanis. In their attempt to resist this
phenomenon that is gaining ground, they are labeled trouble makers.
Efforts must be made to checkmate the excesses of cattle rustlers, who
are mostly none Fulanis, whose mindsets are geared towards attacking,
rustling and selling off cows belonging to the Fulbes.
The Fulanis will do anything within their power to resist attempts to
rustle their cows by rustlers, as several attempts at cow rustling in
different parts of the state are being witnessed by the Fulbes day in,
day out.
The
present economic hardship is the main reason why some youths consider
attacking and taking away herds belonging to the Fulbes as an easy means
of making money disingenuously.
The Fulanis are peace loving and want to live in peace with all and
sundry. Sponsored political media attacks against them will hardly
yield any result. Their rights as Nigerians and as people who want to
go about their business of herding their cows must be appreciated and
respected.
They must be left alone to tend for their herds unhindered! However,
where it has been established that they erred, the law must then take
its natural course.
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