Nigeria: Minister Blames Foreign Mercenaries for Farmers-Herders Clash

19 March 2014

Minister of State for Trade and Investment Dr Samuel Ortom has described the attacks across the country by suspected herdsmen as a plan against the Nigerian people.

Speaking at the sidelines of a visit by a Chinese delegation to Nigeria, Ortom said: "I want to urge Nigerians to see the Fulani attack as a fight against all of us. It's about people who want to sabotage the Nigerian government and its people."

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