Open Grazing: Ohanaeze Ndigbo Blasts Malami Over Attack On Southern Governors

*Says His Open Grazing-Motor Spare Parts Comment Is
Incendiary

The apex Igbo sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says
the Attorney General of the federation, Mr. Abubarker Malami, is a
Chief Law Officer that twists the law at will

The group described his comment against the Southern governors
as malevolent, ominous and incendiary

In a statement, Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of
Ohanaeze, Hon Alex Ogbonnia and made available to newsmen,
commended the Southern governors for their decision

The statement said, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Ambassador
Professor George Obiozor commends the Southern governors as the
true lovers of the corporate existence of Nigeria and condemns the
remark by Malami as malevolent, ominous and incendiary.

“He is a chief law officer that twists the law at will. He had
in the past stated that “the rule of law is subservient to national
security”

“Malami had also condemned the Amotekun security outfit by the
South West and so on. In the words of Toyo Jimmy, Malami is a Chief
Law Breaker.

“The attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn
to the statement credited to Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney
General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice where he
stated that “the decision by the Southern governors to ban open
grazing in the South is unconstitutional and is like a ban on the
sale of motor spare parts in the North

“Such a remark by a chief law officer of a federation is
thoughtless, insidious and prejudicial.

“It is important to recall that in the glorious past, the
peoples of Southern Nigerian had never had any problem with the
conduct of the Fulani herdsmen.

“They would trek with their cattle unmolested, from the far
North to the South, sometimes a distance of about 1000 kilometers.
They would also sell the cows as they moved from one location to
the other.

“To the southerners, it was always as strange as it was curious
that a boy of 12 years and pregnant women would endure the harsh
weather and the risks of the wild forests fending cattle.

“Only very rarely, the cattle would stray and destroy the crops
in the farm and they would sincerely apologize. The apologies were
taken in good faith. And, Nigeria was a country.

“A few years ago, the Fulani herdsmen became impudent and
uncontrollably lionized. They would unleash their cattle on a farm
and would maim and kill the owner of the farm, if he or she
complained.

“In most cases, they would violate and debauch young girls and
mothers before sending them to early graves.

“The Southern governors had complained to the Presidency to no
avail; rather the herders were massively indulged with firearms, AK
47, to enable them to shoot at will any indigenous farmer that
stood their ways.

“The likes of the incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji
Bala Mohammed were very vehement in defence of the AK 47 trigger
happy Fulani herders.

“The effects of the above scenario are banditry, kidnapping,
armed robbery and other forms of agitation in the South.

“It is generally known that to solve any problem, we first
attack the cause of the problem and that is precisely what the
Southern governors have done.

“They identified the cause or the essential parts of the
problems in the country as emanating from the herders-farmers clash
and have decided to attack the cause of the problems.

“Malami knows that there has never been a report of a clash
between the Southern motor spare parts sellers and the indigenous
Northerners.

“The motor spare parts sellers render their services to the
populace from a shop or a shade and are in no way comparable to the
Fulani herders who invade farmlands, destroy crops, debauch women,
maim, abduct and kill.

“Ohanaeze urges the Southern governors to put machinery in
motion for the appropriate legal instruments to be put in place in
their respective states so that the Open Grazing Law will become
enforceable,” the Igbo group said

*Says His Open Grazing-Motor Spare Parts Comment Is
Incendiary

The apex Igbo sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says
the Attorney General of the federation, Mr. Abubarker Malami, is a
Chief Law Officer that twists the law at will

The group described his comment against the Southern governors
as malevolent, ominous and incendiary

In a statement, Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of
Ohanaeze, Hon Alex Ogbonnia and made available to newsmen,
commended the Southern governors for their decision

The statement said, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Ambassador
Professor George Obiozor commends the Southern governors as the
true lovers of the corporate existence of Nigeria and condemns the
remark by Malami as malevolent, ominous and incendiary.

“He is a chief law officer that twists the law at will. He had
in the past stated that “the rule of law is subservient to national
security”

“Malami had also condemned the Amotekun security outfit by the
South West and so on. In the words of Toyo Jimmy, Malami is a Chief
Law Breaker.

“The attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn
to the statement credited to Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney
General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice where he
stated that “the decision by the Southern governors to ban open
grazing in the South is unconstitutional and is like a ban on the
sale of motor spare parts in the North

“Such a remark by a chief law officer of a federation is
thoughtless, insidious and prejudicial.

“It is important to recall that in the glorious past, the
peoples of Southern Nigerian had never had any problem with the
conduct of the Fulani herdsmen.

“They would trek with their cattle unmolested, from the far
North to the South, sometimes a distance of about 1000 kilometers.
They would also sell the cows as they moved from one location to
the other.

“To the southerners, it was always as strange as it was curious
that a boy of 12 years and pregnant women would endure the harsh
weather and the risks of the wild forests fending cattle.

“Only very rarely, the cattle would stray and destroy the crops
in the farm and they would sincerely apologize. The apologies were
taken in good faith. And, Nigeria was a country.

“A few years ago, the Fulani herdsmen became impudent and
uncontrollably lionized. They would unleash their cattle on a farm
and would maim and kill the owner of the farm, if he or she
complained.

“In most cases, they would violate and debauch young girls and
mothers before sending them to early graves.

“The Southern governors had complained to the Presidency to no
avail; rather the herders were massively indulged with firearms, AK
47, to enable them to shoot at will any indigenous farmer that
stood their ways.

“The likes of the incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji
Bala Mohammed were very vehement in defence of the AK 47 trigger
happy Fulani herders.

“The effects of the above scenario are banditry, kidnapping,
armed robbery and other forms of agitation in the South.

“It is generally known that to solve any problem, we first
attack the cause of the problem and that is precisely what the
Southern governors have done.

“They identified the cause or the essential parts of the
problems in the country as emanating from the herders-farmers clash
and have decided to attack the cause of the problems.

“Malami knows that there has never been a report of a clash
between the Southern motor spare parts sellers and the indigenous
Northerners.

“The motor spare parts sellers render their services to the
populace from a shop or a shade and are in no way comparable to the
Fulani herders who invade farmlands, destroy crops, debauch women,
maim, abduct and kill.

“Ohanaeze urges the Southern governors to put machinery in
motion for the appropriate legal instruments to be put in place in
their respective states so that the Open Grazing Law will become
enforceable,” the Igbo group said