Finally The Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has banned the El Zak Zaky group, according to a statement by his Special Assistant for Media and Publicity Samuel Aruwan leading to an end of unstopped, scary unlawful processions, obstruction of public highways, unauthorized occupation of public facilities including schools without regard to the rights of other citizens and the public peace and order of the State.
Gradually comes the end of an illegal age long Zarian empire. God bless the Nigerian Army!
Every time I meet people who have lived in Zaria for long, I perceive in them the fear they have for this El Zak Zaky sect- a sect that does not fear the Emir, can willfully ignore the governor and has no fear for any Chief of Army Staff. A group that has threatened and oppressed many has finally been found to be an unregistered illegal association. What a comedy!
Save that encounter with the COAS, ordinary citizens including the Emir will still be living in trepidation and fear till today. We are in a system where cattle can be your visa into any west African country and you may in some cases have the opportunity to even carry arms if your tribal marks or language resonates.
I have lots of reservations with respect to the National Grazing Bill as I feel it leaves an opening for another sect to establish itself. I feel it pampers cattle rearers for 2 reasons. First, If we have a national grazing bill, we should have a national poultry bill, national snailrearing bill, national honeycomb bill etc with all having equal rights to Federal Reserves. Bill Gates was asked what business he will do had he been a Nigerian and he said poultry business. In some countries national policy on poultry farming will be reviewed for that response but let’s leave that. The Grazing Bill protects the cattle rearer more than anyone practising any other form of animal husbandry in this country as it can help them build a network across Nigerian Federal Reserves such that we will now need the Nigerian Army to disarm them on a national scale. The Zak Zaky sect never became what they became in a day.
The Nigerian Army is seriously challenging Boko Haram. It has collapsed the Zak Zaky’s four decade, illegal empire and has showed the armedmen sorry arms-carrying herdsmen the place they belong. For as many as we have who believe that their business, religion, occupation has the ordination of the cosmic hosts to break constitutional and immigration laws or unrepentantly, intimidate, oppress and annihilate others without recourse, it is high time to let them know that they came to the wrong place!
That stoppage of the COAS convoy by this sect was a public slap. I pray it does not recur.
Gradually comes the end of an illegal age long Zarian empire. God bless the Nigerian Army!
Every time I meet people who have lived in Zaria for long, I perceive in them the fear they have for this El Zak Zaky sect- a sect that does not fear the Emir, can willfully ignore the governor and has no fear for any Chief of Army Staff. A group that has threatened and oppressed many has finally been found to be an unregistered illegal association. What a comedy!
Save that encounter with the COAS, ordinary citizens including the Emir will still be living in trepidation and fear till today. We are in a system where cattle can be your visa into any west African country and you may in some cases have the opportunity to even carry arms if your tribal marks or language resonates.
I have lots of reservations with respect to the National Grazing Bill as I feel it leaves an opening for another sect to establish itself. I feel it pampers cattle rearers for 2 reasons. First, If we have a national grazing bill, we should have a national poultry bill, national snailrearing bill, national honeycomb bill etc with all having equal rights to Federal Reserves. Bill Gates was asked what business he will do had he been a Nigerian and he said poultry business. In some countries national policy on poultry farming will be reviewed for that response but let’s leave that. The Grazing Bill protects the cattle rearer more than anyone practising any other form of animal husbandry in this country as it can help them build a network across Nigerian Federal Reserves such that we will now need the Nigerian Army to disarm them on a national scale. The Zak Zaky sect never became what they became in a day.
The Nigerian Army is seriously challenging Boko Haram. It has collapsed the Zak Zaky’s four decade, illegal empire and has showed the armedmen sorry arms-carrying herdsmen the place they belong. For as many as we have who believe that their business, religion, occupation has the ordination of the cosmic hosts to break constitutional and immigration laws or unrepentantly, intimidate, oppress and annihilate others without recourse, it is high time to let them know that they came to the wrong place!
That stoppage of the COAS convoy by this sect was a public slap. I pray it does not recur.
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