The Ohanaeze Youth Council
worldwide, OYC, on Friday warned herdsmen to stop moving around bushes and
farmland across the South East from July 20, 2019.
The youths warned of severe
consequences if herdsmen are caught moving around bushes and farmlands with
their cattle.
In a statement signed by its
President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, OYC called on Miyetti Allah Cattle
Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, to educate herdsmen on the new
directive.
The youth-group also lauded the
South East Governors on their decisive stand on ending the herdsmen, farmers
clash by imposing restrictions on the movement of Cattle, “only approved
conveyance of cattle by lorry, not on foot, which had abolished the aged long
method of cattle movement by foot.”
The group, ” Called on Miyetti
Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria to officially educate and informed
all ignorant Cattleman Breeders and herdsmen of the urgent development within
one week starting from today being Friday 12th July 2019, and from 20th July
any person caught transgressing against the law will taste the wrath of Igbo
Youths. We wish to inform Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria,
failure to adhere to this warning will bear the consequences of any decisive
action taken on this matter.”
Stating that it “will not be able
to guarantee the safety of any herdsmen moving around the bushes and farmland
across the South East from 20th July 2019,” OYC also advised Igbo Youth leaders
in “95 lgas in the South East not to take laws into their hands but co-operate
with security agents to ensure that law and order are maintain.”
“We wish to remind Igbo Youths
and Southeast Governors of the importance of Grass supplies to the cattle
Market as a huge business especially across the country, and urge the Youths to
take advantage of the opportunities. We laud the South East Governors position
on the Ruga settlement program and National livestock Transformation Programme
which was out-rightly rejected and advice IPOB to stop crying foul over
nothing, as Governors Ikpeazu and Ugwuanyi is not involved from any shabby
deals with Fulani herdsmen.
“Our independent investigation
after interviews with Traditional Rulers, Town Union leaders and Community
based groups, confirmed that the two Governors are not Igbo saboteurs as
alleged by IPOB. It’s on record that Governor Ikpeazu of Abia was the first
Southern Governor in Nigeria to outrightly reject Ruga settlement at Phone-in
program of Radio Nigeria (FRCN) Abuja 22nd June 2019, Isiguzoro said.
OYC also promised to facilitate a
meeting with the leadership of the Coalition of Northern groups “by early
August to ensure that there’s peace in the North.”
“We are extending hands of
friendship across-the-board, and we expect the Arewa Youths will see the reason
for we to “Jaw jaw” rather than” War War,” he added.
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