Posted by Amarachi on Fri 04th Apr, 2025 - tori.ng
He urged strong Fulani voices to speak up against the narrative, stating that it has led to hate and misunderstanding.
Bashir Ahmad
A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has stated that it is troubling for every crime committed in different parts of the country to be automatically tagged as the work of “Fulanis.”
He stated that Northerners, especially Hausas, are also viewed through the same lens.
He urged strong Fulani voices to speak up against the narrative, stating that it has led to hate and misunderstanding.
In a post shared on his X handle, Bashir wrote;
‘’I am not in any way trying to excuse the obvious atrocities being committed by some criminal elements among the Fulani herdsmen in parts of this country. Those heinous acts are wholeheartedly condemnable and should be decisively addressed with the full force of the law. However, it is deeply troubling that almost every crime committed in the North, South, East, West, and anywhere in Nigeria today is automatically tagged as the work of “Fulani.”
We seem to have completely erased the existence of communal clashes, personal disputes, and other criminal acts, everything is now blamed on the Fulani. Worse still, by extension, northerners, especially Hausa, who are also victims of the same atrocities, are viewed through that same lens. Very bad!
Strong Fulani voices need to speak up more to counter these dangerous and false narratives that are being pushed across every corner of this country. The growing trend of this blanket labeling has unfortunately led to increased hate and misunderstanding, with many innocent people bearing the brunt of the stereotypes.
The truth is, every tribe, Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Tiv, Ijaw, and others, has both good and bad people. No group is exempt from that reality. It is, therefore, unjust to judge the many good and peaceful Fulani people based on the actions of the bad elements among them.''
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