Show compassion to Fulanis - Koku Anyidoho to Agogo residents

Deputy General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has appealed to the residents of Asante Akyem Agogo to have compassion on the Fulani herdsmen in Ghana.

According to him, not all the herders are foreigners and therefore it is important not to kill them but rather use the right channel to flush them out.

“We don’t have to kill the fulanis because not all Fulani herdsmen are foreigners. Some are Ghanaians. It is important to use the right channel to deal with the issue” he said on an Accra based radio station Friday.

The situation in the area has become volatile with clashes between the residents of Agogo and Fulani herdsmen leading to the death of at least 25 locals and an unknown number of Fulanis.

The nomadic herdsmen have reportedly been terrorising inhabitants of the area, destroying farmlands, killing indigenes and raping local women.

The youth have warned citizens of Agogo not to render any kind of services, such as selling of food items, farm implements, tools, and transport services to the Fulani.

They are also demanding an eviction of the Fulanis by authorities, else they will take matters into their own hands.

Reports indicate that local farmers in the area have started arming themselves with guns of various sorts to fight off aggression from the nomads. Meanwhile security has been beefed up in the area to flush out the herdsmen.

But Mr. Anyidoho, who believes that any attack on the Fulanis will be an act of xenophobia, noted that since the cattle they are taking care of are for Ghanaians, they need not be killed.

Source: Adomonline