The Presidency has said that the death of Mrs FUNKE OLAKUNRIN, the daughter of Afenifere factional leader, Pa REUBEN FASORANTI, is tragic and regrettable, but politicising it will not help the unity of the country.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU, the Presidency expressed reservations over comments being made by some Nigerian leaders over the incident, saying that the issue was being politicised.

Recall that Former President OLUSEGUN OBASANJO wrote an open letter to President BUHARI, where he warned that Nigeria is tipping towards a dangerous cliff and only the president could forestall such a looming disaster.

He also said the security situation in the country could lead to “spontaneous or planned reprisal attacks against the Fulani, which may mushroom into a pogrom or Rwanda-type genocide.

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has condemned and distances itself from the death of Mrs OLUFUNKE OLAKUNRIN.

The group in a statement issued in Abuja by the National Secretary of the association, BABA NGELZARMA, commiserated with FASORANTI on the death of his daughter.

NGELZARMA said that the association was shocked on how a section of the media in collaboration with elements in the country attributed the killing to Fulani herdsmen.

Former President, OLUSEGUN OBASANJO has again written another letter to President BUHARI, warning that Nigeria is tipping towards a dangerous cliff and only him could forestall such a looming disaster.

He said Nigeria has been consumed by violence and ethnic divisions since BUHARI assumed office four years ago, in a manner not seen for decades.

In the Letter, OBASANJO said the world, especially Western countries, has been warning Nigeria against descending into a state of violence because any outbreak would be difficult to contain.

He therefore warned that for President BUHARI to be able to stop the “smouldering ethnic agitations”, he would have to stop fanning “the embers of hatred, disaffection and violence.”