22nd October, 2018
GASSA YOUTH ASSOCIATION

PRESS RELEASE

CATTLE RUSTLING IN GASSA BARKIN LADI LGA – THE TRUTH BEHIND THE CONSPIRACY

We received with great dismay and displeasure the twist of the story surrounding the rustling of 90 Cattle by gunmen and the conspiracy by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Barkin Ladi Chapter and one Muhammed Adam, Director of MACBAN Plateau State.

Ordinarily we wouldn’t have dignified the aforementioned persons with any response based on the lies and misleading information which were fabricated with the aim of whipping sentiments and twisting the true situation at hand.

We are very much aware of the highest conspiracies against us and the continuous silence from those who took oaths to protect us and our property, but we are not perturbed because their plans will be grounded by the Almighty and Supreme God who is all knowing and will avenge the ongoing pogroms against us.

Let it be on records that there is a planned annihilation, ethnic cleansing through systemic genocides and land grabbing going on in our land.

To put the records straight concerning the cattle rustling being wrongly reported on media spaces by the propagandists who have vowed to do all within their powers to cripple our people.

About 5 well Armed Killer Herdsmen dressed as Natives stormed the Fulani settlements between Gassa in Barkin Ladi LGA and Kwi in Riyom LGA to rustle cattle belonging to their kinsmen, the Fulani.

They rustled the cattle but while moving the cattle they were confronted by men of the Nigerian Military who were alerted when the rustling was going on.

One of the Killer Herdsmen (Rustler) was gunned down in shooting engagements with the Military. His corpse was taken by the Military and still in their custody.

The rustled cattle were recovered through the military intervention, one of the Rustlers killed in gun battle with the military as earlier mentioned and others arrested now in Military custody.

We will want the military to come out with the true picture of the situation and tell the world how the Killer Herdsmen disguised as natives to rustle cattle which has been their stock-in-trade just to paint a picture that the Natives are Cattle Rustlers.

We want the general public and the world to know the truth and the height of injustices, malicious propaganda and conspiracy being meted on us by the marauding herdsmen who kill our people at will, rape women, destroy property, graze indiscriminately on crops and illegally occupying our communities they sacked.

We want to appreciate men of Operation Safe Haven for their timely intervention which led to the arrest of the Rustlers and recovery of the rustled cattle and wish same interventions are accorded our communities which have been in constant attacks, harassment, genocide, and annihilation.

We call on the military to make public the information relating to the 90 Cattle Rustled which they recovered and make sure the criminals are penalized according to the laws of the land to serve as deterrent to those in same trade of rustling.

We want to appeal to government at all levels to live up to their constitutional responsibilities of protecting lives and property of the citizens and ensure the prosecution of those arrested in the mentioned rustling.

As law-abiding and peace-loving citizens, our desire is to see that justice prevails over wickedness at all times.

May God restore peace in our lands, State and Country at large.

Long live Gassa Community
Long live Barkin Ladi LGA
Long live Plateau State
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Rwas Pam Bulus Dung
President Gassa Youth Association

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Armed Killer Herdsmen Rustled 90 Cows in Gassa B/Ladi, One Killed and Cattle Recovered by Security – Gassa Youth President