Huseini Buzaye, a public affairs analyst and president of Kautal Pulaaku, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that ethnic stereotyping of Fulani herders does not undermine Nigeria’s N30 trillion livestock industry.
In a statement issued on Sunday after a briefing, Buzaye urged the Tinubu administration to move swiftly against what he called harmful ethnic profiling targeting Fulani pastoral communities.
“Livestock represents a N30 trillion economy and must not be handled casually,” he said.
Buzaye said Fulani pastoralists are Nigerian citizens and should not be collectively associated with criminal activity. “We are Nigerians. We are pastoralists, not bandits. We love this country, and our cattle help feed the nation,” he said.
He argued that the label “Fulani pastoralist” has for too long been criminalised and routinely linked with banditry, kidnapping and terrorism.
The appeal comes as security concerns continue to intensify across Nigeria.
Farmers and herders recently clashed in Abuja, while similar confrontations have repeatedly occurred in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country.
