Shehu, a Fulani origin from Jada Jada in Adamawa, in a motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1729/2022 and filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo, also sought an order directing nine media houses joined as respondents in the suit to jointly pay him N100 million as exemplary damages.
Also joined in the suit are Channels Television Ltd, African Independent Television Ltd, Guardian Newspaper NIg Ltd, Peoples Gazette Ltd, Vintage Press Ltd, ThisDay Newspaper Ltd, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, TVC Communications, Vanguard Media Ltd as 4th to 12 respondents respectively. ”The description of perpetrators of such attacks as ‘Fulani Herdsmen’ and/or ‘Fulani Bandits’ by the 4th to 12th respondents is inordinate, unconscionable, discriminatory and a violation of their right to enjoy all the civil rights recognised and guaranteed by Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, Article 1 of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms Of Racial Discrimination; and Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In the affidavit he deposed to, the Kaduna-based lecturer averred that “the attribution of violent, gruesome banditry and terrorist attacks by unscrupulous elements to the ethnic identity of the Fulanis was insulting and discriminatory against peaceful and civil persons of that ethnicity” as in his case.
So who should it be attributed to?
Fu....la.....nnis is everything bandits is.