Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has formed Nomadic Rights Concern (NORIC), a rights group to enable herdsmen properly channel their grievances to the authorities.
The Kaduna-based cleric reportedly made the announcement when he led other Muslim faithful on a visit to two major state-owned hospitals in Kaduna, the state capital on Saturday.
Gumi said that the formation of NORIC would bring attention to the abuses and violations of rights of Fulani herders across the country.
“We found it worthwhile to establish Nomadic Rights Concern to be headed by Prof. Umar Labbo. NORIC is supposed to be a channel whereby nomads will have their complaints and agitation addressed to the right authorities.
“The organisation was established to address these fallouts, hopefully, nomads will follow the civil ways in addressing their grievances away from violence, it’s said that violence is the language of the unheard,” Sunday Punch quoted Gumi to have said.
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