Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaGovernor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting that Fulani herdsmen carry arms. However, the Taraba governor said herdsmen carry guns. Ishaku said this during an interview with journalists shortly after receiving an award from the Nigerian Medical Association in Abuja on Saturday. When asked if the President’s claim was true that herdsmen don’t bear arms, the governor said, “Absolutely, it is not true. He noted that nearly 150,000 persons were displaced and this had put a strain on the state’s health facilities.

Source: Punch May 07, 2018 00:00 UTC