A group, the Council of Concerned
Youths of Nigeria (CCYN) has issued a one month ultimatum to Ondo State
government to send an anti-grazing bill to the state Assembly.
The group threatened to embark on
massive protest by blocking the ever busy Lagos /Ore express way if the
government did not meet the ultimatum.
The group in a statement by its
president, Pastor Olumide Akinrinola hinged its ultimatum on the increasing
trends of herdmens killings in the state, especially in the southern senatorial
district.
“The state government should
prepare a bill to be sent to the state House of Assembly for consideration
against the indiscriminate grazing of cattle on our farmland to curtail this
widespread evil by the herdsmen in Ondo State.”
The statement said the herdsmen
attacks are now frequent such that people are afraid to go to their farms while
those bold to go, do so in groups.
The group also called on the
government to immediately fish out the herdsmen responsible for the killings
and recent rape of a grandmother, Victoria Akinseye in Ore.
“We will embark on a mega protest
on Lagos Benin express way in Ore and paralyse vehicular activities on that
road.”
“We will ensure no vehicle coming
from the east, south south or from Lagos or those going to Akure will be
allowed to drive through if the state government does nothing after the
expiration of one month notice counting from now,” Akinrinola said.
In his reaction, the Chief Press
Secretary to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mr Olusegun Ajiboye said
government is constantly meeting with all the security agencies in the state to
find lasting solutions to the problem.
Ajiboye added that government is
also holding series of meetings with stakeholders to find a peaceful way of
solving the problem without unnecessarily heating up the polity.
“Very soon, we will begin to see the result of the stakeholders meeting,”
Ajiboye said.
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ReplyDeleteI wish the people of the south-east could do similar protest to curtail the herdsmen activities in that region.
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