I G B O U N I O N O F C A N A D A

Chere Bikonu!!

    You are currently here!-
  • Home
    • -Biafra news-Indigenous people of Biafra Communique on the Fulani Herdsmen Invasion of Biafraland
biafra-killings

Indigenous people of Biafra Communique on the Fulani Herdsmen Invasion of Biafraland

9 May 2016 IUC admin 5,282 Comments
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE EMERGENCY MEETING OF SUPREME COUNCIL OF ELDERS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA (SCEIPOB) ON FULANI ‘HERDSMEN’ INVASION OF BIAFRALAND
Owerri, 1st May, 2016
 
 
BACKGROUND
“Did you know that eastern Nigeria had a very big cattle industry till the civil war wiped it out?” http://www.gbam.tv/business/decline-eastern-nigerian-muturu-cattle-breed-industry-duruebube. This was a question posed at a workshop on the crisis of the Igbo traditional cow industry. Eastern Nigeria is the traditional cattle-breeding heartland of Forest West Africa, with a domesticated ‘stay-at-home’ cattle; which like humans bears only singletons. It is called Ehi.
“Also speaking at the workshop, the Director, Animal Production and Husbandry Services in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ademola Raji said, “I would like to reiterate that the federal government is very determined and fully committed to ensure that the nation is self-sufficient in food production in general and beef meat from muturu cattle breed in particular.” Muturu is what they call the Igbo cow as Fulani cow is the Zebu. Today the Igbo cow would still fetch more than twice the price of the physically bigger Fulani cow, which Igbo ancestors never ate and would never accept as Ehi during cultural events.
Ademola Raji’s statement shows that Nigeria’s officialdom are aware of the crisis of the Eastern Nigerian indigenous cattle industry, as other industries, destroyed by the Nigeria-Biafra war. But like the 3Rs, it’s all cynical expression of intentions at rehabilitation, to which no intended action is attached. Food for thought!

Pages: 1 2 3 4

5,282 Comments

leave a comment

Recent Posts

Falled Biafran heros

Biafran war-Tribute to the 4 Canadian Fallen relief workers

11 May 2024

Marriage in Igbo Culture

19 August 2023

Igbo Nation Worldwide

19 July 2023

The Igbo Union of Canada is a community based organization determined to advance the course of Igbo people and essentially propagate the Igbo culture around the world. The core aim of Igbo union is to unite all Igbo people in Canada and bring to bear the traditional Igbo fellowship.

220 Rutherford Road South Suite 200 Brampton ON L6W 3J6

Telephone: (647)9689191

Copyright ©2023  Igbo Union of Canada all rights reserved.