Fulani community protest ‘vigilante harassment’ in Edo

Members of the Fulani community resident in Edo State have protested at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against alleged harassment by vigilantes in the state.

Speaking during the protest in Abuja, the secretary of the community, Idris Adamu Saidu, said they have lost lives and properties, particularly cows, in the hands of the vigilante members in Edo State.

He said despite being law-abiding citizens of Nigeria residing in Edo State, they are being treated as foreigners.

In an unsigned statement titled ‘Letter of Demand by Fulani People Residing in Edo State, the protesters called on the federal government, Edo State government, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the DSS, NSCDC, the media, and all well-meaning Nigerians to come to “our rescue by protecting us from criminals and vigilantes in Edo State.”