“As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is mighty, wise.” (Qur’an 5:38)
Now if that verse was in play in this case, how was Jeremiah Yan a thief? Abdulrahman Kaila may have considered Yan a thief for complaining that Kaila’s cattle were destroying his farm. The earth belongs to Allah. Yan, as an infidel, has no right to any part of it. Kaila, as a Muslim, has a right to any part of it that he chooses except that which is owned by another Muslim. So by complaining, Yan was essentially stealing Kaila’s land.
“Herder Arrested For Cutting Off Plateau Farmer’s Hand After Asking Him To Move Cattle Away From Farm,” Sahara Reporters, August 18, 2023:
A video of the incident seen by SaharaReporters on Friday shows a middle-aged man whose name was yet to be ascertained holding his severed hand.
The Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has said it arrested a herdsman identified as Abdulrahman Kaila for cutting off a farmer’s hand in the Lakushi community in the Shendam council area of the state.
A video of the incident seen by SaharaReporters on Friday shows a middle-aged man whose name was yet to be ascertained holding his severed hand.
He is overheard in the video telling some men that a Fulani herder cut off his hand because he asked him (herder) to move his cattle out of his farm.
The farmer who was seen bleeding profusely was then advised by the two men to go to the hospital for treatment while they report the incident to the police.
Meanwhile, an Intelligence gathering organisation, Eons Intelligence, disclosed on Friday that the herder had been arrested by the police.
The organisation which took to its Twitter handle to announce the arrest, gave the name of the victim as Jeremiah Yan.
The organisation wrote: “The operatives of Plateau State Police Command on 17th August 2023 arrested one Abdulrahman Kaila, a herder over cutting off a farmer’s hand on his farmland in Lakushi community, Shendam LGA, Plateau State.
“The information available indicated that the suspect had an altercation with the victim, Jeremiah Yan, on the issue of grazing cattle on his rice farming which resulted in cutting Jeremiah Yan’s hand on his farmland.”…
He quoted the suspect to have said during interrogation: “I was grazing when the farmer stopped me and asked me to go back as the area where I was grazing is a rice farm.
“When I got back, he complained that his farm was destroyed by the cattle. I then pushed the cattle and before you know it, we started quarrelling. While we were quarrelling, I didn’t know how I cut off his hand. I did it out of my wish.”
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yeah, the usual “herdsmen vs farmers” wars that have always been there everywhere ?
somehistory says
Even naming him fulani may not be enough for some to realize he’s mozlum. He sees the land as his to take.
Thom says
Hey Muslim man…..Try this in Montana….
James Lincoln says
While on active duty Navy, I spent some time at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
Soon after I arrived, I had lunch with a Chief Petty Officer. He mentioned that in neighboring Saudi Arabia, if a wallet was lying on the sidewalk, no one would dare pick it up – even as an attempt to find its rightful owner.
The risk?
Getting your hand cut off for “stealing”.
I never forgot it.
somehistory says
James, I’m sure I wouldn’t forget either. Some years ago, one of those tv programs did a test where they wanted to see how many people are “honest.”
A wallet was placed on a sidewalk…in several major cities at different times and cameras rolled to see how many people would pick it up, how many search for id, how many would just take the money and run.
If I recall, several people walked right by without touching it, just looking and walking on. Perhaps they had also served or visited saudi arabia. remembered.
somehistory says
“I didn’t know how I cut off his hand I did it out of my wish.” Sure. Just like he didn’t’ know how his cattle got into the rice field, and ruined the crop.
Perhaps this mozlum has watched some True Crime TV and heard people say, “I don’t know how the gun got into my hand and I don’t remember shooting him three times in the chest.”
Too bad and very sad that the farmer didn’t live in the U.S and get rushed to the hospital with his severed hand. It might have been possible to reattach it.