- Governor Aminu Masari says armed bandits in the northwestern region of the country are mostly Fulani
- The Katsina state governor also said the gunmen in the hinterlands are mostly Muslims like himself
- Governor Masari noted that many northerners will not agree with his position, but his comments are facts Read more
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state says most bandits are of the Fulani ethnic stock as himself, adding that they speak Fulfulde and profess the same religious beliefs with him. He said many northerners might not like his revelation but maintained that his disclosure remains the truth.
“They are the same people like me, who speak the same language like me, who profess the same religious beliefs like me”.
“So, what we have here on ground are bandits; they are not aliens, they are people we know, they are people that have been living with us for 100 of years”.
“The infiltration we have from some West African countries and north African countries are also people of the Fulani extraction”.
“Majority of those involved in this banditry are Fulanis whether it is palatable or it is not palatable but that is the truth. I am not saying 100% of them are Fulani but majority of them are, and these are people who live in the forest and their main occupation is rearing of cattle.”
He noted that over 100 groups are in the forest all made up of bandits, kidnappers, rapists and armed robbers.