A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Okon Abang has dismissed a suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore.

The suit is challenging and seeking to restrain the 2017 Open Grazing Prohibition and Establishment Law passed by the Benue State House of Assembly

The court, on Thursday, also awarded a cost of N100, 000 against the plaintiff to be paid to all the 14 defendants before any other step can be taken in the suit.

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore had earlier approached the court with a prayer seeking a mandatory injunction of the court restraining the Benue State government from implementing the law as passed by the Benue State House of Assembly

Justice Abang predicated his decision on the failure of the plaintiff to comply with an earlier order of the court delivered 19 months ago directing them to file an amended originating summons.

Benue Anti-Open Grazing Law
The Benue State government on November 1, 2017 officially effected its ban on open grazing throughout the state.

This was after Governor Samuel Ortom on May 22, signed the anti-open grazing and anti-kidnapping, abduction, cultism and terrorism bills into law.

According to the governor, the anti-grazing law would put to an end to incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Benue State.

He lamented the destruction of lives and property in clashes involving farmers and herdsmen over the years, and promised to promote ranching since it had proved to be the best way of rearing livestock globally.

https://www.gistmattaz.com/2019/07/breaking-court-dismisses-miyetti-allahs.html

A welcome development.

Good decision! Why would a state legislation even be challenged before a federal high court in Abuja? What happened to the Benue state High Court?

these guys are really ready to terrorize the country

Optional09:
this guys a really ready to terrorize the country

we voted them into power, gave ourselves to them, is our president not their family member

Best news so far

Why would you want t openly graze and destroy farmers crops? This is too bad. You don't need to spoil another's business for your own to thrive. That is sheer wickedness.

Jamezafolabi40:
we voted them into power, gave ourselves to them, is our president not their family member

As a zombie,u gave Buhari the terrorist ur vote. Stop generalizing!

DogmaNation:
As a zombie,u gave Buhari the terrorist ur vote. Stop generalizing!

Obvious perspective

They just don't like anything good and orderly. Only wanna keep roaming uselessly and causing havoc with their brother Buhari trying to use federal might to steal our lands. Yet they will not still stay one place!

This arrogance is getting too much

What happened to Okon Abang?
I didn't expect this from him.

Ruga my ass

Madness and Absurdities in the name of herding..
The evildoers/murderers and the paymasters shall not know peace..
AMEN!!!

mehn, imagine the nerve of these criminals. Buhari you will not........'peace'

Kai, I weep for Nigeria. Click on the link on my signature if you want to start export business.

Killers want to be unhindered....

Lawyers too should be afraid of their lives .


Don't support something you will regret ever doing.

Let the wise listen.

aolawale025:
This arrogance is getting too much

It's the fault of Yoruba Muslims

These peopleshould allow Benue some peace,

Useless people.

You see how this terrorist have been glorified?
To an extent they even have the temerity of going to court after they have killed and maimed.
Buhari and all his supporters will know no peace for the destruction they have brought on Nigeria and Nigerians .

These people should allow Benue some peace, we eat food before meat

No to ruga

They love Benue so Much.
Bunch of trouble makers.

Benekruku come and bark as usual....On how ranching aka ruga settlement is the best and only solution to herdsmen crisis

I support Buhari but I don't support RUGA of a thing

It is a plot by a few Nigerians of Fulani extraction.

These terrorists have a reason for using a high court in Abuja, specifically one presided by that for hire traitor Justice Okon Abang. Benue state should get ready for the main battles