Nigeria: Fulani Petition NSA Over 'Security Agents Brutality'

8 August 2014

Kaduna — Fulani pastoralists under the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders' Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have petitioned the National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, seeking his intervention over alleged brutality against them by security agents.

The letter signed by MACBAN zonal chairman in Southern Kaduna, Alhaji Haruna Usman, alleged that security agents deployed to Sanga Local Government Area on peace keeping assignment have violated public trust and resorted to arson, unlawful arrest and killings.

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