Nigeria: Cattle Breeders Association Accuses Suswam of Tiv/Fulani Crisis

12 March 2014

The National Vice President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Alhaji Hussaini Yusuf Bosso said 134 Fulani herdsmen as well as 11, 915 cattle were killed in three Northern states of the country in the last three months.

The Benue State governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam was blamed for their woes in the state, alleging that the hostility of the Benue people against the Fulani people in compliance with the directive of the governor was the cause of the problems in the state.

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