A shadowy Fulani group claiming to be protecting Fulani interest, has come out to claim responsibility for the attempted assassination of Governor Samuel Ortom declaring that its original intentions was to eliminate the Benue Governor.
In a poorly prepared press statement, in which Ortom’s name was badly misspelled multiple times, the group claimed its aim was to kill Ortom.
It went further to pledge to get him ultimately because Ortom, as it claimed, stands against Fulani’s interest.
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‘Our courageous fighters carried out this historic attack to send a great message to Ortum and his collaborators‘, the group claimed in a statement signed by Umar Amir Shehu.
‘Where ever you are, once you are against Fulani’s long-term interest, we shall get you down.
‘This is a clear warning. We hope those who take us for granted will get the indisputable message.
‘Our intention is unequivocal: TO KILL HIM. That mission will one day be fulfilled and very soon too’.
Apart from threatening Ortom, the group also sent a weird warning to southern states, saying its assailants are coming for them too.
‘We warn collaborators working against Fulani people across Nigeria: WE SHALL GET YOU irrespective of your hidden place.
‘We state clearly, any state or individual that opposes RUGA will be confronted. Any State or individual(Sic) that opposes ranching, we shall get you. Speak against ranching and RUGA even on the internet: Our Noiseless fighters shall find and fix you.
‘In the next few months, FUNAM will carry out attacks on strategic human and material assets of States and Non-State groups or individuals known for their anti-Fulani campaigns.
‘We shall hunt you down in your houses, in your workplaces, in your car, in your streets. It’s a matter of time.’
Whether FUNAM exists in reality, could not be ascertained. Whether it is a Fifth Columnist Group is also not clear.
In 2018, the group had triggered some furor in Nigeria, when it claimed the Fulani are the owners of the Nigerian territory from Sokoto to the Atlantic.
Sultan Abubakar of Sokoto, the spiritual head of the Fulani, doubted the authenticity of the group and disowned its statement as reckless.
This is not the group would be making an incendiary statement without any consequence.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
