The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said the Fulani Herdsmen are not killers of daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.
The association also commiserated with father of the deceased, Mrs Funke Olakunrin.
In a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, the group lambasted the media for attributing the killing to herdsmen.
MACBAN also called on the police to ensure that the killers were brought to book.
The statement read in part, “As we express sincere heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased, we are left in a deep shock on how a section of the media in collaboration with elements in the country that are held bane (sic) on using every opportunity available to them to fuel crisis as they continue the negative profiling of Fulanis for their total annihilation by jumping into a mischievous conclusion that she was killed by herdsmen.
“We strongly condemn this very unprofessional, unpatriotic and callous news reportage patterns that have been conscripted against our people by the section of the media.
“We are calling on security agencies to swing into action, and unravel the perpetrators to bring them to justice in the shortest time possible.”
