Miyetti Allah Is A Legal Stake Holder In Our Nation And Should Be Respected – Presidency


The Presidency has said that Miyetti Allah is is legal stake holder in the affairs of the nation and as such should be accorded the respect it deserves.
This statement is in reaction to a controversy that followed a presidential spokesperson’s comment in which he likened the group, Miyetti Allah, to Afenifere and Ohaneze Ndigbo.

Spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu has said that the herders group should not be criminalised.

and should be seen and addressed by Nigerians with the respect accorded other socio-cultural groups.
Garba Shehu made the assertion on Thursday when he featured as a guest on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily.
Reacting to the spokesman’s statements, the other socio-cultural groups in separate statements condemned the comments and criticised the Buhari-led administration’s decision to dialogue with Miyetti Allah, which have been linked to several cases of violence across Nigeria.