{"id":19365,"date":"2018-06-25T20:17:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T20:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=19365"},"modified":"2018-06-25T20:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T20:17:39","slug":"mass-killing-buhari-blames-desperate-politicians-quest-for-instability-and-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=19365","title":{"rendered":"MASS KILLING: BUHARI BLAMES DESPERATE POLITICIANS &#8220;QUEST FOR INSTABILITY AND CHAOS&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>President Muhammadu Buhari says human live is increasingly becoming cheap in Nigeria as\u00a0desperate politicians \u201cpursue their quest for instability and chaos\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari said this reaction to the mass killing suspected to be carried out by herdsmen in Plateau state.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by Garba Shehu, his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Buhari said he is aware that other than geographical factors, politicians are taking advantage of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that a number of geographical and economic factors are contributing to the longstanding herdsmen\/farmers clashes. But we also know that politicians are taking advantage of the situation. This is incredibly unfortunate,\u201d Buhari said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians affected by the herdsmen\/ farmer clashes must always allow the due process of the law to take its course rather than taking matters into their own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that according to information available to the presidency, about 100 cattle had been rustled by a community in Plateau while some herdsmen were killed in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders\u2019 Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) described the attacks\u00a0 as an act of retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>The association said\u00a0 300 cows belonging to herdsmen were rustled, adding that no one should expect peace since the cattle were not found.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=16539&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, has accused the opposition of sponsoring the widespread killings in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday, Adesina said the president\u2019s enemies resorted to the \u201cbestial act\u201d to discredit his scorecard on security.<\/p>\n<p>He said the killings were being instigated to weaken the incumbent government.<\/p>\n<p>Adesina said security agencies were investigating those behind the killings, adding that they will be dealt with\u00a0once they are identified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have the true herders and farmers who are clashing and you have hidden hostile hands who have crept in under that umbrella to play what the president has described as irresponsible politics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis farmers\/herders\u2019 clash has been going on for a long time. When I say long time, I mean far long before this administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the president said, the issue is even older than anybody living today. What you have today are being sponsored because they know security is one of the strongest points of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president said so in a national broadcast. He also said the security agencies are investigating and has warned that once they are identified, they will be dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intention of the opposition in any democracy is to weaken the incumbent as much as possible and the opposition in Nigeria has identified security as one of the strong points of the Buhari administration. So they decided to go to that area finding the soft under belly and stick a knife into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19311\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-768x219.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-1024x292.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"widget_text widget-1 first panel\">\n<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari says human live is increasingly becoming cheap in Nigeria as\u00a0desperate politicians \u201cpursue their quest for instability and chaos\u201d. Buhari said this reaction to the mass killing suspected to be carried out by herdsmen in Plateau state. 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