FG Speaks On Paying N100bn To Miyetti Allah.
On Sunday, the federal government of Nigeria denied paying N100bn to members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for them to stop killings and kidnappings in Nigeria.
The government reaction comes after a past video claiming the government negotiated with the group and agreed to pay them the huge amount resurfaced on the internet over the weekend.
The video which has gone viral and has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of Nigerians claimed the government offered money to Miyetti Allah in 2019 for them to stop kidnapping people.
However, a reaction from the official federal government Twitter account @NigeriaGov, denied the claims in the video.
While there was no denial of meeting with the group to bring about peace and ensure a lasting solution to security challenges facing the country, including incessant issues of herders-farmers clashes, the government denied offering money during any of the meetings.
It also recalled that the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu had denied the claims in the video when it first surfaced in May, 2019.
The government wrote on Twitter:
The information contained in this video, which first made the rounds two years ago, is absolute falsehood. According to @GarShehu at the time: “That is an absolute falsehood. In all of those meetings, nothing like money was discussed.” https://t.co/13EJrtRP3H https://t.co/edWvo0wRdA
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) January 24, 2021
