Malam Magaji made the call on Thursday, January 26, 2017, “in Owerri, the capital of Imo State while fielding questions from some journalists on the recent Southern Kaduna genocide being perpetuated by the terrorist group, the Fulani herdsman militia.” For Malam Magaji, if the government should address the issues arising from the Southern Kaduna incident, “it must look at them holistically.”