We are all victims of the situation. The failure of leadership is the reason Nigerians take up arms against one another. The nomadic Fulani is a victim of failed leadership just like every one of us.

Attahiru had on Sunday during an operational visit to Dikwa gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the troops to clear Boko Haram insurgents off captured areas of the state.

The state Commissioner of Police assured the people of the state of the police’s preparedness at all times to confront hoodlums bent on wreaking havoc in the state.

We are not thieves. We were law-abiding citizens; we are just fighting the injustice meted out to us by the vigilante group.

Hope Uzodinma should be ashamed of himself for masterminding the killing and persecution of his unarmed people at a time his fellow northern governors are openly negotiating with armed bandits.

151 people lost their lives at the Shasha incident. We also lost not less than 100 people. Yes, we have requested for N475 billion for the loss of lives and property destroyed.

The travellers told journalists that the bandits’ ammunition was “out of this world”, adding that they had never seen such sophisticated weapons in their lives.

The group accused the Nigerian government of marginalising the region and failing to deliver on the amnesty programme.

The officers were alleged to have also taken N22,000.00 from one Aremu Wahab while another person's motorbike was also stolen by the officers.

Adewuyi, through his lawyer, Debo Adeleke, said the police refused to release 26 acres of farmland seized from him since 2013.