All open and night grazing by Fulani herdsmen and underage
herders have been banned in the South West zone of Nigeria.
This was one of the agreements the Nigeria Governors Forum,
NGF, reached with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association
of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Ondo State on Monday.
The meeting was convened between the governors and Miyetti
Allah, as well as security agencies to find solution to incessant killings and
kidnapping in the Southwest.
The meeting was chaired by Governor Kayode Fayemi, Chairman
NGF.
A communique issued at the meeting resolved that MACBAN is a
peace loving, law abiding organization which does not habour or condone
criminals and agreed that open, night grazing should be banned henceforth and
that under age herding is Inimical to security and hence be banned.
The communique added that occupation of State Forest
Reserves was illegally and condemnable and that security and welfare of the
people of Nigeria is the primary purpose of government as enshrined in the 1999
constitution of Nigeria as amended.
The communique added that the stakeholders are committed to
the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria, adding that insecurity is a national
challenge and not peculiar to any tribe or region but must be addressed by the
cooperation of all.
The meeting agreed that the order of the Ondo State Governor
was misconstrued and misrepresented by a section of the media, as he only
ordered those occupying the Forest Reserves in Ondo State illegally to quit.
“Criminals should be apprehended and punished, no matter
their origin, class or status. Security agencies have been trying to stem the
tide of criminality in the country but must step up their efforts in the fight.
“There is the need to build partnership for peace and
security with MACBAN and jointly wage war against criminality. No one had sent
anyone away from any state or region but all hands must be on deck to fight
criminality.
“MACBAN also suffers insecurity and kidnapping and thus
desire peaceful coexistence. MACBAN is ready for any peaceful move by the
states to engender security. Fake news is another issue that makes our security
worse than solving it,” the communique added.
The meeting agreed that there must be an enduring framework
with MACBAN in a way that would help address security issues and that that free
range grazing must be stopped to avoid conflicts between the farmers and the
herders
The communique also agreed to strengthening an alternative
security arrangements and make them complementary to the mainstream security
agencies in Nigeria.
The stakeholders agreed that MACBAN should embrace and be
committed to modern breeding process by creating grazing reserves and practice
ranching to prevent cattle roaming about.
The communique added that a standing Committee comprising of
farmers, MACBAN and the government should be set up in each state (where they
don’t exist) to ensure synergy and result, harping on the need to create
economic opportunities for people and reduce opportunities for criminalities in
the country
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