The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum SMBLF) has bemoaned what it described as the recent assault on the sensibilities of Non-Fulani Nigerians by Foodsellers and Cattle Dealers Association who were making outrageous financial demand as compensation from the Federal Government.
The Forum said it is insulting that such a claim could be made by a group whose members “have been committing murderous activities and owning up to them without consequences”.
It, however, commended the Middle Belt Forum for rising up in condemnation of the blockage. The SMBLF ventilated its anger on Sunday through a statement jointly signed by Yinka Odumakin (South West), Chief Guy Ikokwu(South East), Senator Bassey Henshaw (South-South) and Dr. Isuwa Dogo (Middle Belt)
“When they admitted killing 78 people in Benue in January 2018, the President invited Governor Ortom to go and seek a peaceful way to live with his killer – neighbours. It is this kind of pampering that must have encouraged them.
“We are not unaware that the police that had not lifted a finger over the killing of Olufon of Ifon by herdsmen in broad daylight recently invited leaders of Ifon community to Abuja to come and explain missing cows”.
