Nnamdi Kanu, an acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday commended the Southeast governors for heeding his call
and placing a ban on open grazing in the region.
Recall that the Governor of Ebonyi State and the Chairman,
Southeast Governors Forum, Dave Umahi had reiterated the ban yesterday.
This followed Kanu’s ultimatum to Southeast governors to ban
open grazing in the region.
Reacting to the ban, Kanu said the Eastern Security Network,
ESN, would ensure the enforcement of the ban across the Southeast.
Kanu spoke through the National Publicity Secretary of IPOB,
Emma Powerful.
A statement by Powerful reads: “We, the Indigenous Peoples
of Biafra, IPOB, ably led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to salute the courage of
South East Governors for heeding our leader’s call to ban open grazing in the
region. We received with delight the news of a statement credited to the
Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, Dave Umahi, to the effect that open
grazing has been banned in all states of the zone.
“IPOB wishes to acknowledge the wisdom of the governors to
respect the people’s will for the first time. If the governors had not been
seized by useless fear and trepidation over the Fulani before now, our region
wouldn’t have been in this mess.
“We, therefore, want to aver, and assure the governors that
our gallant Eastern Security Network, ESN, will ensure strict enforcement of
the ban which is also in line with a subsisting but neglected judicial
pronouncement in 1969. At the expiration of the two-week ultimatum already
issued by our Leader for open grazing to end in Biafra land, IPOB and ESN will
move in to deal with any herder flouting the law.
“Since the law enforcement agents are too weak or have
wittingly failed to enforce the ban, we can no longer afford to sit idly and
watch the wanton destruction of lives and crops of our people. ESN will do the
needful. We shall no longer allow lawbreakers to have a field day after
inflicting physical and economic harm on innocent victims.
“The 12 Northern Muslim States already have their Hisbah
police enforcing their Sharia law, yet they claim Nigeria is one. Alcoholic
beverages worth millions of Naira belonging to Biafrans doing their legitimate
business in those states have been callously destroyed by these overzealous
elements and nothing happened. Yet some wicked mortals masquerading as herders
are daily openly grazing their cattle on our farms, kidnapping our folks for
ransom, killing and raping our mothers and sisters. The security agents not
only show blind eye to these unimaginable criminality but sometimes provide
cover for the perpetrators.
“We, therefore, wish to remind all herders in Biafra land
that the era of occupying our forests and grazing on our farms is gone. They
have to vacate our forests and relocate to cities where other human beings
live. Wandering about with cows can no longer be tolerated on Biafra soil.
Anyone interested in cattle rearing will either build a ranch as obtained in
civilized societies or leave Biafra land. Do not say you are not warned!
“We advise all herdsmen in Biafra land irrespective of their
tribe to restrict themselves to the law of the land or relocate to regions
where open grazing is allowed. Our patience will elapse after the expiration
date of the 14-day ultimatum by our Leader.”
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