Those people who burnt your house were not Boko Haram, they were Fulani militias Not every militia group is Boko Haram Most of the groups attacking the Middle Belt are of Fulani origin, Boko Haram consists of mostly Kanuris I lived in Plateau during this period and witnessed this first hand and can attest to the truth in this Militias mostly of Fulani origin came into the city on September 7, 2001 and went house to house burning and pillaging. What initially begun as disagreements over political appointment, saw an influx of Fulani fighters into streets of Jos North I saw these militias with my eyes as they wore partial military regalia Some would wear the military trouser and just an ordinary shirt, while others would wear the military top but just a normal trouser That was my first time seeing non state actors on the rampage They targeted native houses in Jos North which had a considerable settler population in a bid to drive the natives out of the local government Lots of University of Jos staff who used to live in a predominant settlement of Angwan Rogo (along Bauchi Road) were murdered while a few others were lucky to have fled Those people went on a rampage for almost 2weeks without adequate security intervention. Dead bodies littered the streets. A state of emergency was declared in Plateau for 6 months while the Governor was sacked replaced with a military administrator (Chris Ali) by the Obasanjo administration. The Obasanjo government also desolved the Plateau state legislature at the time due to those events It was an unforgettable experience because September 11 happened a few days after which is a historic event Why we knew it was tactical to displace the natives was that, there were no attacks on governmental residential areas that housed Southerners and other natives The target was displacement of natives who owned private houses and lands It was so bad that what initially begun in Jos North soon spread to other local governments where there were settlers The worst happened in Wase, Shendam and Lantang I have posted numerous times about the proliferation of arms in the lower plateau during the period by these Fulani militias What was initially ethnic between the natives of Plateau and the Hausa and Fulani settlers turned religious as these settlers demanded that the native Muslims choose a side and used religion to blackmail native Muslims (by asking them to prove that their new faith is more important than their old tribal loyalties)

Who else will bring awareness to it if not your own people??? You want to outsource your responsibility to others?? We can’t love you more than you love yourselves

When my little cousin went to Europe, he had to start measuring kilometres using Google Maps to understand distance and using Nigerian places to understand its equivalency It’s a real problem Funny enough the older generation of Nigerians do not have this problem

I learnt not to open videos and photos of Middle Belt people killed It used to traumatize me. I can sit and tears will fill my eyes especially when I see macheted kids 2021/2022 was the worse years Il see a video and just open it and watch it

That State Police has become a reality is great news It marks the beginning of the end of lawlessness of Fulani militia criminality in the Middle Belt Most of the states in the Middle Belt have often complained about restrictions in using approved weapons to defend themselves What we have to do now is ensure that it is properly deployed to all affected areas

First guy is from Ibibio from Akwaibom and second is Marghi from Adamawa I don’t know why I saw a post referring to them as Hausa and Yoruba smh

As a Middle Belter, when they were criticizing Dachomo, you wanted to be objective so you joined them Now that u want to criticize Alex Otti, they are telling you to hold up 😭😭 Reminds me of the tale of the tortoise who secretly hid his own mother while convincing the other animals to sacrifice theirs for the lunch meal

Why don’t u understand this when it comes to others You insult them and denigrate their leaders who do exactly the same thing yet you understand context for your own

A key aspect of leadership is the ability to draw people to you or your cause When people run away from you or you don’t have the charisma to draw people, then it’s a heavy flaw