The reality that Nigeria has been invaded once again and conquered, is beginning to stare Nigerians on the face. The Second round of colonialism is here with us.
The re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 is significant and will remain important in the history of the black race in years to come. Significance in the sense that a repetition of the expedition of Umar Al-Bashir, former President of Sudan is about to take place in Nigeria. An attempt not just to conquer and colonize, but to eliminate the indigenous African people and take over their land.
History will soon be created and records broken, if there is any before in any part of the world. The name is Ruga, the executor is President Muhammdu Buhari and the objective is to establish thousands of Fulani communities and make them indigenous to all States of the federation in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari since coming into office in 2015 has never hidden his desire to settle his Fulani tribal men and people of his faith, his appointments speaks louder than words. This single unhidden desire has seen Fulani men become so bold to go on killing spree and threaten to kill more should they not be given whatever they want. It beats every imagination to see the President of a country single out a tribe to ultimately settle in a country that has more than 100 tribes in the guise of trying to settle a dispute that is very clear even to the blind who are the oppressors and the oppressed.
The guise to settle a non-existing problem by establishing Fulani communities in all States of the federation is an attempt to justify the killings by Fulani herdsmen of other tribes all these years. In fact, this is an attempt to easily and commonly do what Usman Dan-Fodio could not do. We call it a non-existing problem because there is no problems between Communities and Fulani herders in Nigeria, except for the fact that the Fulani Herdsmen have for long left their territories to look for more lands to grab and areas to conquer. If it is about where to establish cow colony, the Governor of Kano State, Umar Ganduje, has volunteered to give part of Kano State for such venture and have advised that Fulanis should all relocate back to Kano State. Why has President Muhammadu Buhari and his Fulani people not accept this offer for peace to reign? Why have they decided that unless they take other people's land, peace will never reign? We can all travel to Kano State to buy cow, that will increase the internally generated revenue of the State and the more reason the Ruga should be in Kano State.
While we all want peace, should it be peace of the grave yard? History have shown that the Fulanis are never good neighbours and do not respect the culture and customs of other tribes. These history is seen in Wase/Lantang of Plateau State where Fulanis were giving grazing land and what they have now is an emirate where a Fulani man is ruling over the indigenous people there. Also in 1987, the then Millitary governor of Kaduna State, Lt. Col. Dangiwa Umar, established "Kachia Grazing Reserve" in the old Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Three years later in 1990, Kachia Grazing Reserve was renamed Laduga Grazing Reserve. Laduga just like Ruga that is about to be established everywhere now is a Fulani word. Ikulu and Adara tribes are the original indigenous tribe in Kachia and are almost 100% Christians. Currently, Laduga is a fast growing town with a district head who reports not to the chiefs in Kachia but to the Emir of Zauzau in Zaria his fellow Fulani man.
What else do we need to know what President Muhammadu Buhari and his kinsmen are up to? What signs do we need to see the hand writing on the wall?
Why must it be the Fulanis that should be settled instead of those they have killed and driven away from their ancestral homes? For those who wants to play politics with these issue, let it be known to you that Fulani killings knows no political party and evidence can be seen in Benue, Taraba, Kaduna, Kogi, Adamawa, Plateau, Enugu and Abia States. If they don't get to you and family now, soon and very soon, with the establishment of Ruga in your area, you or your family member will surely taste their brutality. For those who are ignorant, let it be known to you know that the 'Land Use Act' never conferred ownership of land on the President of Nigeria or the federal government. Land Use Act only conferred tittleship of lands on the Governor of a State. President Muhammadu Buhari has no powers to grab land anywhere and he should be told in clear terms.
SAY NO TO RUGA NOW
Ekpenyong Isaiah,
Commander, Infantry Pen Battallion.
isacool4good@yahoo.com
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