The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has berated the federal government's move to establish a radio station in a bid to reach out to members of Myetti Allah as efforts to douse herders-farmers crisis in the North-Central continues.
The body vehemently condemned the move, dubbing it as yet another shameful cuddling and pampering of a group already branded as one of the deadliest terrorist groups in the world by the Global Terrorism Index.
Samson Ayokunle, CAN's President also said FG's move has affirmed former President's statement that both Boko Hara and the Fulani herdsmen are on a course to Islamise the country, a reason he said explains why the government has neither declare the herders' group, Myetti Allah, as a terrorist sect nor prosecute any of its members.
In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday through Pastor Bayo Oladeji, his Special Assistant, Ayokunle said, “It was reported in the newspapers that the government planned to give the Miyetti Allah N100bn. The government denied it only for the Miyetti Allah to own up, saying it was approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan. Who is fooling who?
“Why didn’t they set up a radio station for farmers too? Where is the radio station for the bandits in Zamfara, or for the Niger Delta militants? No single person has been prosecuted for the killings in the North-Central. Is the allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that there is a planned Fulanisation of the country not playing out now?”
“Every adult in the North listens to the radio, so why can’t they reach the herdsmen on the existing radio stations? Why do they need to set up a different radio station for them? They should stop fooling us,” it added.
Recall that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had said the Federal Government had acquired an Amplitude Modulation broadcast radio licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country.
According to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who announced the decision in Abuja on Thursday, the radio service would operate on frequency of 720KHz and would air in Fulani language.
Adamu said, “The radio service will serve as a vehicle for social mobilisation and education, in addition to interactive radio instruction methodology that will be adopted to reach the very hard-to-reach segment of our target population.
“Additionally, it will enhance our capacity to address crisis between herders and farmers with attendant consequences to loss of lives, destruction of productive assets, nomadic schools, facilities teaching and learning resources.”
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