Night-Grazing, Carrying of Arm, Ban by Edo Govt
Night-Grazing, Carrying of Arm, Ban by Edo Govt
Night grazing and the carrying of guns by herdsmen has been banned by Edo State Government through out the state following pockets of crisis both within the state and the country.
A seven-member committee in each of the local government areas in the state has been set up to check clashes between herders and farmers.
According to a statement made today by the spokesperson to the governor, Crusoe Osagie, the committees will include the chairpersons or heads of the LGAs, the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), representatives of State Security Service and four representatives of communities.
These decisions were announced after a meeting of Governor Godwin Obaseki with heads of Hausa/Fulani communities from the 18 LGAs in the state.
The state government in line with her security mandate would release the report of clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state to the committees for review according to Mr Godwin Obeseki
“The committees will ensure the registration of all the Seriki Fulani in every community across all the local government areas and the Seriki Fulani will liaise with everyone rearing cattle in the area.”
Another set of committee would be headed by the governor including the State Commissioner of Police, the Director of the State Security Service in the state, the Commander of Four Brigade of the Nigerian Army and other members drawn from communities across the three senatorial districts of the state.
“Every three months, we will meet with representatives of the local government committees to review and examine the progress being made in resolving the herdsmen/farmers’ clashes in the state,” the governor said.
“A special team made up of the Police, Army, Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies in the state will carry out random patrols and search operations. Any herdsman found possessing firearms will be arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearms as a cattle rearer does not need an AK 47 to herd cattle.
“We will not accept anyone with firearms and anyone found with arms will face the law. We need information to succeed in this fight and information is vital to the police and other security agencies. We assure you of your safety.
“We have placed a ban on night herding; nobody should herd their cattle at night. We have also placed a ban on hunting activities by people from other states in the name of hunting,”.
The Chairperson of the Hausa Community in Edo state, Badamasi Saleh, solicited for protection of “sources of security information, as most members of the communities find it difficult to volunteer information to the security agencies as they fear that their identities would not be protected.”
Usman Abdullahi, representing the Hausa/Fulani community in Edo Central Senatorial District, promised that cooperation from his people with the state security agencies to fishing out any member of their communities who engages in criminal activities.
Also, representative from the Hausa/Fulani communities of Edo South, Abdulkareem Ibraheem, asked the state government to provide the necessary logistics that will enhance the task of the committees in the various local government areas.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Johnson Kokumo was not left out as he assured that clashes between herdsmen and farmers would be checked in the state while thanking members of the Hausa/Fulani community for their support
Night grazing and the carrying of guns by herdsmen has been banned by Edo State Government through out the state following pockets of crisis both within the state and the country.
A seven-member committee in each of the local government areas in the state has been set up to check clashes between herders and farmers.
According to a statement made today by the spokesperson to the governor, Crusoe Osagie, the committees will include the chairpersons or heads of the LGAs, the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), representatives of State Security Service and four representatives of communities.
These decisions were announced after a meeting of Governor Godwin Obaseki with heads of Hausa/Fulani communities from the 18 LGAs in the state.
The state government in line with her security mandate would release the report of clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state to the committees for review according to Mr Godwin Obeseki
“The committees will ensure the registration of all the Seriki Fulani in every community across all the local government areas and the Seriki Fulani will liaise with everyone rearing cattle in the area.”
Another set of committee would be headed by the governor including the State Commissioner of Police, the Director of the State Security Service in the state, the Commander of Four Brigade of the Nigerian Army and other members drawn from communities across the three senatorial districts of the state.
“Every three months, we will meet with representatives of the local government committees to review and examine the progress being made in resolving the herdsmen/farmers’ clashes in the state,” the governor said.
“A special team made up of the Police, Army, Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies in the state will carry out random patrols and search operations. Any herdsman found possessing firearms will be arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearms as a cattle rearer does not need an AK 47 to herd cattle.
“We will not accept anyone with firearms and anyone found with arms will face the law. We need information to succeed in this fight and information is vital to the police and other security agencies. We assure you of your safety.
“We have placed a ban on night herding; nobody should herd their cattle at night. We have also placed a ban on hunting activities by people from other states in the name of hunting,”.
The Chairperson of the Hausa Community in Edo state, Badamasi Saleh, solicited for protection of “sources of security information, as most members of the communities find it difficult to volunteer information to the security agencies as they fear that their identities would not be protected.”
Usman Abdullahi, representing the Hausa/Fulani community in Edo Central Senatorial District, promised that cooperation from his people with the state security agencies to fishing out any member of their communities who engages in criminal activities.
Also, representative from the Hausa/Fulani communities of Edo South, Abdulkareem Ibraheem, asked the state government to provide the necessary logistics that will enhance the task of the committees in the various local government areas.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Johnson Kokumo was not left out as he assured that clashes between herdsmen and farmers would be checked in the state while thanking members of the Hausa/Fulani community for their support
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