Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode says that criticism of killer herdsmen should not be misconstrued as hatred for Fulani people.
He stated this in a tweet on Thursday days after presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie said that many critics of the Buhari administration were driven by hate and bitterness and were, therefore, wont to accuse Fulani herdsmen of every heinous act perpetrated by criminals, adding that such commentators were fishing for trouble.
In a Twitter thread, Onochie wrote, “If there is an ethnic or community clash where lives and properties are lost, we pick and choose which to attribute to community clash and which to lay on the doorsteps of the Fulanis, Buhari’s ethnic group, in order to satisfy the craving for more bitterness and hatred towards Buhari.
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“There is no tribe that is free of bad eggs. But criminalising an ethnic group because you don’t like President Buhari’s face, is nothing short of evil and fishing for trouble.”
In his tweet, Fani-Kayode said it was wrong to demonise a whole region, tribe or religion.
However, he said opposition to killer herdsmen does not equate to demonising the Fulani trible.
“NEVER demonise a region, tribe or faith. Opposing killer Fulani herdsmen does not mean we oppose ALL Fulanis.
“Opposing murderous Igbo or Yoruba terrorists does not mean we oppose ALL Yorubas or Igbos.
“Crime has NO ethnic nationality or religious faith: a criminal is a criminal,” Fani-Kayode said.
See tweet:
NEVER demonise a region, tribe or faith. Opposing killer Fulani herdsmen does not mean we oppose ALL Fulanis. Opposing murderous Igbo or Yoruba terrorists does not mean we oppose ALL Yorubas or Igbos. Crime has NO ethnic nationality or religious faith: a criminal is a criminal.
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) January 28, 2021
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