Friday, April 4, 2025 - Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, says it is deeply troubling to see that almost every crime committed in the North, South, East, West, and anywhere in Nigeria today is automatically tagged as the work of “Fulani.”
In a post shared on his X handle, Bashir wrote;
‘’I am not
in any way trying to excuse the obvious atrocities being committed by some
criminal elements among the Fulani herdsmen in parts of this country. Those
heinous acts are wholeheartedly condemnable and should be decisively addressed
with the full force of the law. However, it is deeply troubling that almost
every crime committed in the North, South, East, West, and anywhere in Nigeria
today is automatically tagged as the work of “Fulani.”
We seem to
have completely erased the existence of communal clashes, personal disputes,
and other criminal acts, everything is now blamed on the Fulani. Worse still,
by extension, northerners, especially Hausa, who are also victims of the same
atrocities, are viewed through that same lens. Very bad!
Strong
Fulani voices need to speak up more to counter these dangerous and false
narratives that are being pushed across every corner of this country. The
growing trend of this blanket labeling has unfortunately led to increased hate
and misunderstanding, with many innocent people bearing the brunt of the
stereotypes.
The truth
is, every tribe, Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Tiv, Ijaw, and others, has both good and
bad people. No group is exempt from that reality. It is, therefore, unjust to
judge the many good and peaceful Fulani people based on the actions of the bad
elements among them.''
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