Fulani crisis:Read what northern senators are saying

– Northern Senators warned governors and village heads in South-East to desist from making statements that can create tense atmosphere in the country

– The senators warned people that there would be no country called Nigeria, if Fulani herdsmen were asked to leave their communities and states

– They commended the federal government for the steps had taken to contain the problems of herdsmen/farmers clashes
Senators from the North, under the aegis of Northern Senators, warned governors and village heads in South-East to desist from making statements that can overheat an already polarized country.

Reacting to threats emanating from certain regions of the country demanding immediate relocation of herdsmen, senators warned that there would be no country called Nigeria, if Fulani herdsmen were asked to leave their communities and states.

Vanguard reports that the chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Senator Abdullahi Adamu from Nasarawa West read, a communique on behalf of the group after the meeting in Abuja.

“We appreciate the steps the federal government had taken so far to contain the problems of herdsmen/farmers clashes and call on community leaders to be careful when making statements on these ugly incidences.