Fulani we brought from neighbouring countries for election, causing insecurity in Nigeria – APC Chieftain

A prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abubakar Kawu Baraje has disclosed that the APC had formally arranged and brought Fulani people from Sierra Leone, Mali, Sundan, Senegal, Chad for election purposes.

The Fulani who were brought into the country refused to return to their countries of origin after the election which the former President Goodluck Jonathan lost.

Baraje said, the foreign Fulani are those responsible for the insecurity that Nigeria is currently facing.

He said: “The current insecurity in the country is due to the influx of Fulani from neighboring countries like Sierra Leone, Mali, Senegal, Niger and Chad brought into the country for election purposes in 2015.”

Baraje gave the revelation while marking his 70th birthday celebration in Ilorin on Monday.

He said the importation of Fulani was against his counsel, having advised and envisaged that the action would later turn monstrous.

He noted with regret that nobody listened to him then.

Amid audacious attacks, across the country, the politician noted that self-help initiatives was the way to go, even as the Federal Government failed in its prin­cipal responsibility to secure life and property.

CAPITAL POST recalled that South West and South South governors have contemplated self-help for their people against attacks. In furthering their effort to defend themselves, they have formed various local vigilante groups.

He insisted that the damage being done to the nation currently was being carried out by the non-aboriginal Fulani men.

“We are not asking the right question on how the same Fu­lani we have been living with suddenly turned out a menace.

“We also must ask how they had access to their guns,” the ex-party chairman asked.

“The security agencies have not been open about the nature of the problem.

“They have made arrests. Why haven’t they told the pub­lic who the terrorists are?” asked Baraje.

“The Fu­lani causing security problems in the country were brought in to help facilitate victory in the 2015 election.

“After the election, the Fu­lani have refused to leave. I and other like minds wrote and warned those we started APC with that this was going to hap­pen but nobody listened,” he explained.