{"id":155413,"date":"2025-03-17T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:14:27","slug":"fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state","title":{"rendered":"Fulani community in Plateau denies it\u2019s plotting to attack LGs in state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Fulani community in Plateau State has dismissed allegations that it is plotting attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Bokkos, and Bassa local government areas, describing the claims as baseless and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>A viral report had alleged that secret meetings were held at various locations, including a mosque in Mahanga, to plan attacks during Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Yusuf Ibrahim Babayo, strongly refuted the claims, stating they were meant to incite violence against Fulani settlements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe condemn these spurious and unsubstantiated allegations in the strongest terms. These baseless accusations undermine our integrity, perpetuate harmful stereotypes, and stigmatise our community,\u201d Babayo said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He further called on security agencies to investigate the source of the allegations while urging them to ensure the safety of Fulani communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs law-abiding citizens, we call on the GOC 3 Division and Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Major General Folusho Oyinlola, and the Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, to investigate these allegations and uncover the truth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Fulani community in Plateau State has dismissed allegations that it is plotting attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Bokkos, and Bassa local government areas, describing the claims as baseless and dangerous. A viral report had alleged that secret meetings were held at various locations, including a mosque in Mahanga, to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":155412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[16374,254,795],"class_list":["post-155413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-fulani-community","tag-nigeria","tag-plateau-state"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fulani community in Plateau denies it\u2019s plotting to attack LGs in state - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Fulani community in Plateau State has dismissed allegations that it is plotting attacks on communities in Barkin Lad ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fulani community in Plateau denies it\u2019s plotting to attack LGs in state\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Fulani community in Plateau State has dismissed allegations that it is plotting attacks on communities in Barkin Lad ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T07:46:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-03T15:14:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742188811.711135.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Fulani community in Plateau denies it\u2019s plotting to attack LGs in state\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-17T07:46:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-03T15:14:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state\"},\"wordCount\":200,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742188811.711135.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Fulani community\",\"Nigeria\",\"Plateau State\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fulani-community-in-plateau-denies-its-plotting-to-attack-lgs-in-state\",\"name\":\"Fulani community in Plateau denies it\u2019s plotting to attack LGs in state - 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