The Delta State Police Command has fingered miscreants to be behind the publication about a planned attack by a Fulani jihadist group of the Fulani’s of Usman dan Fodio leadership should the governor of the state, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa fail “to immediately withdraw his early stand for the call to barn open grazing in 17 regions in not less than 72hours”.
A statement by the Command’s Acting Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, on Saturday night said the “publication making rounds purportedly published by the fulani’s of Usman dan fodio leadership tagged “FULANI JIHADIST WARNINGS” and pasted in various locations round Asaba and Agbor to be precise”, “must have been pasted by miscreants with the aim of creating panic in the state” urging members of the public to ignore the publication.
The Command assured Deltans of their safety and security saying “All modalities have been put in place to forestall any of such occurrence, all residents are advice to go about their lawful businesses without fear or panic”.
The purported threat publication by the Fulani’s of Usman dan Fodio leadership reads below:
“This is to inform Delta state that the Fulani’s of Usman dan fodio leadership, shall do everything it can to uphold the legacy of our heritage of open grazing for we are nomadic people from origination and shall never negotiate the ownership of Nigeria and West Africa and Sub-Sahara.
“We hereby demand the governor of Delta state to immediately withdraw is early stand for the call to barn open grazing in 17 regions in not less than 72hours from the above date and also, withdraw his position as the leading voice for the governors, as no occurrence we don’t have the first-hand information, even before the hosting of the South-south. South-east and South-south governors meeting in Asaba.
“Failure to adhere to this demand for been the host of the 17 governors, Delta state, most likely the city of Asaba and Agbor, shall encounter severe consequences than that of Bornu, Kebbi, Kastina, Kaduna, Enugu, Benue, Oyo and many more that will not respect the Fulani’s heritage, as we take responsibility for the detonate explosive uncovered in the state capital secretariat, which should serve as warning to the Delta state government for what is to come, should the governor fail to abide to our demand.
“We highly advice all Fulani’s and Northermers, including the security personnel to live Delta state as soon as possible for the wind of our action is now present in the land, for failure of the governor to adhere to our call, this shall live us with no choice.”
