Grazing and
rearing of cattle at night was yesterday banned in Enugu State after a
meeting between Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and leaders of Fulani/Shuwa
Arab herdsmen in the state.
Also banned are the carrying of firearms
or any form of ammunition by the herdsmen and movement of cattle from
one location to another at night in the state, according to a Breaking
Times report.
This decision was arrived at during a
peace committee meeting made up of representatives of the various
interest groups from the Fulani/Shuwa Arab Community and representatives
and security agencies, among other stakeholders in the state.
During the meeting convened by Ugwuanyi,
and also attended by leaders of some communities affected by the
herdsmen menace in the state, it was also decided that compensation
would be paid by herdsmen whose cattle destroyed farm crops while the
communities would pay for any cattle killed by their members.
Ugwanyi had convened the meeting in
furtherance of ongoing efforts by the state government to find lasting
solutions to the lingering clashes between Fulani herdsmen and their
host communities,
especially in the wake of the recent Nimbo killings.
especially in the wake of the recent Nimbo killings.
According to the decision, violators of these resolutions would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
Present at the meeting were the
secretary of the Fulani Community in the state, Bala Ardo, the leader of
the Fulani community, Alhaji Ado Saidu Basu, and the leader of the
Shuwa Arab community in the state, Alhaji Ahmed Yahaya, while the
traditional ruler of Ibute Nze led leaders of three communities of
Akpakwume, Ezi Nze and Ibute Nze communities in Udi council area of the
state who also attended the meeting.
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