Herdsmen (File photo)
A 56-year Fulani herdsman, Mohammed Abdulkadire, jumped into River
Benue in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State over the death of
his 200 cows, according to a report by Punch.
Revealing details of the incident, the National Coordinator of
Miyietti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Benue State
chapter, Garus Gololo, said on Saturday that the cows died of hunger and
lack of water.
The Benue State Government had, on November 1, commenced the
implementation of its anti-open grazing law, leading to some herdsmen
relocating to other states.
Gololo said since the commencement of the Benue anti-open grazing
law, Fulani herdsmen had lost about 600 cows due to poor feeding and
inaccessibility to water.
He lamented that Abdulkadire, who had 22 children, cried and jumped
into the river out of frustration when he discovered that 200 out of
his 500 cows had died where they were camped, looking for a means to
relocate from Benue State.
The herdsmen’s leader said, “The man killed himself simply
because there is no place for his cows to graze. He was to relocate to
the Awe LGA of Nasarawa State but information got to us that the area
was occupied and no herdsman or herdsmen should cross over to the area
again.
“We are calling on the Federal Government to intervene to
quickly make provision for herdsmen in Benue State before they lose
everything they have.”
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