Herdsmen under the auspices of Fulani Cattle breeders in Plateau State have suspended dialogue with the Berom ethnic group of the state as a result of cow rustling.

The dialogue which was organised by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), a foreign non-governmental organisation had organised series of dialogue and reconciliatory sessions which has helped in calming frayed nerves between the two groups since 2002.

Herdsmen under the auspices of Fulani Cattle breeders in Plateau State have suspended dialogue with the Berom ethnic group of the state as a result of cow rustling.

The dialogue which was organised by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), a foreign non-governmental organisation had organised series of dialogue and reconciliatory sessions which has helped in calming frayed nerves between the two groups since 2002.

The Fulani community in a letter signed by its chairman in the state, Alhaji Shehu Umar and addressed to the senior consultant for the HD centre, Mr Philips Ostien stated that they were piqued by the inability of Government to halt the constant theft of cattle by rustlers.

According to the Fulani, “Our decision is sequel to the killing of two young cattle rearers and outright shooting of 40 cattle on the 7th of March, 2014. Similarly, 566 cows were rustled into Vwang village of Jos South LGA on same date. Only 65 cows were recovered till date.”

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Fulani herdsmen pull out of reconciliatory meeting with Berom natives