Tunde Leye, blogger and author of Guardians of the Seal, is deliberating on the spate of violence being carried out by random groups in Nigeria, one of which is the Fulani herdsmen.
Do see below:
As the reports of exchanges between Afenifere and Miyetti continues as well as of the massing of herdsmen in Agu, Enugu, a few thoughts
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
How did Mungiki start? They started as a Kikuyu ethnic organisation to defend Kikuyu farmers from Massai cattle readers when govt failed
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
How many of us have heard of the Mungiki? They're a banned, violent Kenyan ethnic organisation called the Kenyan Mafia
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
If you read the reports on the Godogodo attacks, the community believes govt deceived them into doing away with their arms b4 the attacks
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
That's what happens when groups are left to self help. When they defeat those they were protecting themselves from, they become other things
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
Eventually, Mungiki evolved from a Kikuyu defense organisation against Massai herders into a mafia-like crime organisation.
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
Eventually, from the embers of a colonial era resistance group, the Mau Mau, the Kikuyu formed the Mungiki to protect themselves
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
Kenyan army, dominated by another tribe, the Kalenjin, unlookee the killings the way our security agencies are doing now
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
The Kikuyu had suffered years of slaughter in the hands of Massai herdsmen similar to how middlebelters have endured from Fulani herdsmen
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
Mungiki have been likened to the Cosa Nostra of Sicily and the Yakuza of Japan, but with greater violence and less finese
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
Similar sentiments are shared across Benue communities who gave up their arms for amnesty early in this admin only for attacks to escalate
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
In my opinion,fulani herdsmen are northern militia,run by northern elites,protected by security forces and equipped by the govt.
— I.C.Orji (@antscroll) October 27, 2016
Communities have started to resort to self help because they don't see help coming from the expected govt quarters.
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
Self protection = illegal arm possession & enemy of the state, Fulani herdsmen = protected by the state & license to massacre
— I.C.Orji (@antscroll) October 27, 2016
Raising alarm,crying or praying does not solve any problem in Nigeria.It is obvious the govt (plus the previous ones) do not care
— I.C.Orji (@antscroll) October 27, 2016
Raising alarm,crying or praying does not solve any problem in Nigeria.It is obvious the govt (plus the previous ones) do not care
— I.C.Orji (@antscroll) October 27, 2016
It is a travesty that any group apart from govt has the will and the means to violence in society, with impunity.
— Tunde Leye (@tundeleye) October 27, 2016
It is, indeed.
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