Fulani Herds men killed Over 10,000 of us-Berom people

The Barom people of Plateau state have disclosed that no fewer than 10,000 people have been killed since the Fulani Herdsmen in the state began its attacks on their people. Stating further, it was confirmed that over 180 billion naira worth of property were destroyed in the various attacks launched again them.
Giving this details in Jos, Plateau state, the Chairman of the Berom Community in Abuja, Mr. Peter Gai, told journalists that his people have suffered greatly from the several attacks launched against the Barom people by the Fulanis, stating further that the Barom people could only fight to defend themselves on few occasions.
He stressed that with all the terrible experiences they had gathered as a result of the several attacks from the Herdsmen, they would not accept any resolution by the lawmakers to carve out any portion of their land as grazing reserve for the Herdsmen as clearly indicated in the Grazing Bill currently before the National Assembly.
He said: “If the National Assembly insists on passing that bill into law, as far as Berom land is concerned, that law is dead on arrival because no one would like to surrender his land to somebody who would not want to live in peace with his host.”
The group had requested that the Fulani Herdsmen who are currently occupying the Barom territory should be asked to leave immediately, stressing that such would be the only solution to the crisis.
It regretted the hands of fellowship extended to the Fulani Herdsmen in the community, who were allowed to graze their animals on their land, stating that such gesture has turned sour for the Barom people.
The Grazing Bill aims at carving out grazing portion of land for Fulani herdsmen in different parts of the country where they can graze their cows without going into people’s farms and territories that could possibly lead to violence.