“It is injustice to accuse me of being silent on killings” – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians who accused him of being seemingly tolerant of the killings by suspected herdsmen couldn’t be more wrong.
Buhari said such aspersions that he was silent on the killings because he looks like Fulani herdsmen are misleading and an injustice on his person.
During his visit to the troubled state on Tuesday, he met with community leaders, traditional rulers, representatives of various stakeholder groups, and security chiefs.
He said that he will continue to pressurise members of the law enforcement agencies to ensure that justice is served.
“Whatever is being given to the media, we have to be very responsible about it,” he said.
“Take for instance the situation in Benue. The Benue subsistence farmer knows that the Nigerian cattle herder that he knows doesn’t carry nothing more than a stick, occasionally sometimes something to cut grass to feed his cattle.
“But the present herder, I am told, carries AK47 and people are even blaming me for not talking to them because maybe (they say) I look like one of them.
“There is some injustice in these aspersions.
“I will continue to pressurise members of the law enforcement agencies directly under me by the constitution as the Commander-in Chief.
“About eight days ago, we had five hours security meeting of the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police.
“What happened here in Jos is very bad. The question of leadership, from your household to whatever you are, is justice. The bottom line is justice.
“That is why wherever I go, I will always appeal to the leadership of the communities and the law enforcement agencies, to always have control over their constituencies.”
He condoled with the affected families, the government and people of the state, and wished those injured a speedy recovery.
