Less than 24 hours after a Fulani herder claimed in a viral video that he would kill 150 people if they kill one of his cows, another Fulani herder has also threatened to carry out mass killings of Tiv people in Benue State if they harm any Fulani person or cow henceforth.
In a video that has gone viral, the herder is heard vowing that Fulani herdsmen would retaliate with violence and destruction if provoked by the people of Benue or any other place for that matter.
In the disturbing video footage shared on social media platforms on Tuesday, the herder repeatedly accused Tiv communities of trying to drive Fulani people out of the state and warned that such actions would not be tolerated.
“Hello Tiv, if you do not stop, we will chop you peoples’ father,” a local parlance which translates to mean that there will be massive destruction.
“You are saying you will drive us away from Benue State. It is a lie.
“What starts from Kadarko, Balaki Daudu to Utese, we will condemn you all if you don’t stop tormenting us,” he declared.
The man specifically threatened to attack vehicles marked with “Benue” and insisted that only Tiv people would be targeted.
“We see your cars passing with inscriptions ‘Benue, Benue’… we will check and kill only Tiv people.”
He blamed former Governor Samuel Ortom for the crisis that has continued to rock the state due to the anti-open grazing law banning herders from moving freely with their cattle in the state, which he signed when he was the governor between 2015 to 2023.
“Ortom, you are the one that cause all the chaos… although we heard the current government is trying its best… Ortom, you are the one that causes everything that is happening now.”
Continuing, the Fulani man warned that another attack would be more deadly than previous ones.
“The last time we struck, Tinubu came to sympathise with you and was smiling. The next time you kill our people or cow, we will kill until Tinubu cries with his two eyes.”
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