Miyetti Allah defends Fulani herdsmen over Catholic priest’s murder

The Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria
(MACBAN), has said that Fulani herdsmen were not responsible for
Thursday’s killing of the Catholic priest of St James the Greater
Parish, Ugbawka, Enugu state.

The Herdsmen umbrella body said it has been inundated with
barrage of accusations following the killing which it discribed as
unfortunate.

The group said it was part of security and peace committee in
Enugu state, hence it was bound to control its members and ensures
that criminals do not infiltrate it’s members conducting their
business of cow rearing.

Chairman of MACBAN in South East, Alhaji Giddado Siddiki in a
statement on Saturday said: “Again our hearts bleed over the most
bastardly murder of a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Paul Offu,
of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu.

“This is one murder too many! It is most condemnable and
heartily regretted.

“Again our society aches as a result of the activities of
criminals who care less about the value of human life. It is
painful that the security apparatuses of the government have not
been able to contain the excesses of these men of the underworld
who have continued to diminish the value of life in our
society.

“We hereby most heartily condole the members of the Catholic
Diocese of Enugu, and all the Christian faithful on this very
painful and irreparable loss.

“We once more call on the government to rise to the occasion and
provide adequate security for the citizens of Nigeria across the
length and breadth of the country.

“We maintain that crime, in whatever form of its perpetration,
is anti-society. Criminals of any guise cause pains to society and
should therefore be properly identified and made to face the full
wrath of the law.

“While we mourn the sudden departure of Father Offu, we are very
hopeful that this occasion will agitate the government sufficiently
to respond to the challenge of criminality amongst us.

“Please let all of us be duly consoled. May God receive the soul
of His dutiful servant in Paradise.”

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VIDEO: Nigerian Army Releases video to disproof allegation of
secret graveyards in N/East
Video Link: https://youtu.be/PIDHuaMn0C8^[1]

The Nigerian Army (NA), has again debunked the report by the
Wall Street Journal (WSJ), a US-based news media on an alleged
secret military graveyards in the North-East (NE) aside the
Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery of 7 Division in Maiduguri.

In a two-minutes video produced by the Film Unit of the
Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR) and obtained by
PRNigeria, the Army called on the general public to disregard the
misinformation been mischievously circulated alleging secret
cemeteries or killings orchestrated by NA.

Like other global nations, the Army said fallen heroes are
buried according to burial procedures, as entrenched in the
Constance, ethics, and traditions, as well as the administrative
policies and procedures of NA.

“It is therefore mischievous for any individual or group to
accuse NA of carrying out secret burials for its personnel that
paid the supreme sacrifice while fighting insurgents in the
N/East.

“However, all formations and units in NA including 7 Division,
located at Maimalari Cantonment, maintained a cemetery where
personnel and members of their family her buried.
“Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery is the only place where burial of
deceased personnel of NA are conducted in the whole N/East’s
Theatre of Operation.
“Cemeteries in the NA are usually partitioned into two sections for
the Christian and Muslim faithful. It is also a tradition for NA to
conduct burial in broad daylight, witnessed by Commanders,
next-of-kins, colleagues, brothers, sisters and friends of the
deceased.

“The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, and
other top government functionaries, have on many occasions attended
burials of deceased personnel as a mark of respect and appreciation
for their service to the nation,” said the video’s narrator.

By PRNigeria