Former Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma has insisted that Christians are still being killed by Fulani herdsmen in the North Central geopolitical zone of the country.
Recall that Danjuma in March created controversy when he urged Taraba people to defend themselves against killer herdsmen, alleging that the military was conniving with the herdsmen to perpetrate ethnic cleansing.
The former Chief of Army Staff reiterated his position that Fulani herdsmen were still killing Christians in the North-Central zone at a discourse in the United States.
Danjuma, was in company of Taraba Governor, Darius Ishaku, at a session organised by the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON), in collaboration with Heritage Foundation and 21 Wilberforce, when he made the comments.
Danjuma said at the session attended by representatives of the US government and prominent NGOs that extremism was fuelling the attacks against defenceless villages in the North Central in a manner reminiscent of Boko Haram.
He added that Nigerians refugees would some flock other African nations if the trend was not immediately addressed.
“Evidence is there that President Buhari has failed. Corruption continues and ineffective governance does not confront attacks on villages.
“If chaos continues in Nigeria, refugees will flood over West Africa, then Europe and eventually America – whether you build a wall or not,” he said.
Danjuma called on the help of democratic governments in the West for Nigeria’s stability.
“We need ‘civilised democracies’ like the US to help with our Nigerian democracy in ways that provide security for citizens of every religious affiliation, bring justice to perpetrators of violence, and empower civil society to confront atrocities and stand together to promote peace,” he added.
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