Flood of Almajirai second stage takeover of South-South, South-East ― Delta Commissioner

Northern Almajiris

Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Patrick Muoboghare has portrayed the flood of Almajeris toward the southern pieces of Nigeria in the midst of the restriction on interstate excursions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the second stage takeover of the South-South and South-East locale of the nation.

Prof Muoboghare, who is likewise an indigene of Uwheru realm in Delta State where ten people were slaughtered by speculated equipped Fulani herders in February, additionally blamed the national government for being quiet in the wake of the killings.

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Reacting to claims by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa that some rulers in the state gather monies from Fulani herders in return for lands, Muoboghare portrayed the affirmations by the police boss as "a lie from the pit of hellfire." He stated: "The announcement made by the State Commissioner of Police that rulers in the state offer terrains to Fulani herders is a lie from the pit of damnation. No ruler offered land to anyone as these individuals (herders) came and stopped the grounds.

"Presently, we have herders dissipated all over Delta State. To exacerbate it, with the COVID-19 pandemic, they are presently originating from wherever in the northern piece of the nation to assume control over the South, and they are currently encouraged to come now for the last takeover.

"This is a numbskull of the takeover endeavor of the southern piece of Nigeria. Stage one was to utilize Fulani herders while stage two is to bring Almajeris for the takeover, you know after the shelling, you get infantries to assume control over the land. These ones are being acquired to assume control over the South-East and South-South locale.

"These Fulani herders from all over West Africa are not new and they are specialists whom have come to accept Nigeria as their own as they accept they own Nigeria and the easy objective is the South-South and the South-East."