Posted on 07/03/2022 7:24:12 AM PDT by marktwain
Zamfara State in northern Nigeria is suffering from a long-term conflict between mostly Muslim Fulani nomadic herders and mostly Christian Hausa farmers. Zamfara has a population of about ten million, of which about 20% are Fulani and other tribal herders.
Disputes between herders and farmers have been accelerated by increasing populations, the ability of herders to breed and treat cattle for “tsetse fly” related diseases, and poor and disputed land titles.
While numbers are difficult to validate, hundreds, possibly thousands, have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their lands and homes. Armed camps in forested areas, kidnapping, and murder are on the rise.
In response, the Zamfara State Government has reacted by allowing more gun permits to defend against “bandits”, which is the preferred term for the mostly Muslim Fulani herdsmen, who have used smuggled guns and motorcycles to facilitate their raids. This has led to retaliation and a lack of security throughout much of Zamfara and other provinces. The Nigerian government is seen by many as favoring Muslims over Christians.
Some view the Obama administration as favoring a Muslim government in Nigeria over a Christian or mixed government.
The government announcement has been published in several outlets, including Premium Times.com. Parts of the announcement are shown below:
Anti-Banditry: Zamfara Govt Authorises Guns for Residents, Bans Motorcycles
Following increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the state and the government commitment to ensure adequate security and protection of lives and property of the citizenry in the state,
particularly during this rainy season, government has resolved to take further measures to deal with the recent escalating attacks, kidnapping and the criminal levies being enforced on our innocent communities.This act of terrorism has been a source of worry and concern to the people
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
In Nigeria the bad guys have no trouble getting guns. I bet they don’t have “permits” for those guns.
The Nigerian government, in is infinite beneficence, deigns to issue a few more “permits” to the good guys. Did it ever occur to them that restricting guns only benefits the bad guys?
That’s Funny right there!
In talking to some of the local Free Souls, I gathered that most of them knew someone that had survived a massive head injury due to wearing a helmet, and they preferred to die.
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