In the wake of allegations by Hausa /Fulani community in Anambra State that some unidentified cattle rearers from outside the state are infiltrating local communities and destroying crops and farmlands, Governor Willie Obiano has promised to set up a  Committee to coordinate activities of genuine cattle herdsmen and their host communities. This is a bid to ensure effective maintenance of harmonious co-existence, peace and understanding between natives and residents in the state.

Fears had been expressed recently in parts of Anambra concerning the arrest of 486 suspected terrorists in Abia State among who is a terrorist on the wanted list of security operatives. Not leaving anything to chance, Governor Obiano held a meeting with representatives of Hausa-Fulani community, chairmen of local government areas, some traditional rulers and presidents-general of communities affected by the activities of the  herdsmen and security operatives at the Women Development Centre, Awka over the weekend. Addressing the meeting, Governor Obiano said that  the committee he will set up would include  representatives of the Hausa-Fulani communities, traditional rulers and presidents-general of the affected communities as well as representatives of the police, among others.

According to him, the committee will among other things ensure  that herdsmen  are restricted to areas mapped for grazing to avoid the repeat of recent incident at Omasi community in Ayamelum Local Government Area  that resulted in the killing of innocent farmers and destruction of two farms by herdsmen.

While assuring them of security of their lives and property, the governor called for vigilance and security consciousness, urging them to report suspicious situation and strange characters promptly to the nearest police and other security agents. He enjoined them to register with the Divisional Police Officer of their area of residents to provide the police with necessary data to protect them and their properties.

Leader of Hausa/Fulani Community in the state, Mallam Gidado Saddiki, in his  address, raised the alarm that unknown cattle herdsmen were allegedly coming into the state from either Kogi or Enugu states and  destroying crops and farmland in Awka, 9th Mile, Ayamelum and  Anambra West local government areas of the state. Mallam Saddiki requested the governor to continue the ongoing cattle market project,  noting that when  completed, it would help to boost the state internally-generated revenue.

Besides, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Chukwudi Anara, had said the governor initiated the meeting to further entrench peaceful co-existence, among all residents of the state.

Chairman of Oyi Local Government Area, Mr. Uchenna Okafor, said the meeting would help promote understanding and streamline activities of herdsmen.

In their contributions, the leader of Hausa community in Onitsha, Alhaji Ilyasu Yushau, and his Awka counterpart, Alhaji Garba Haruna, thanked the governor for giving them a sense of belonging and commended his remarkable achievements.

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/06/boko-haram-obiano-seeks-identification-hausa-fulani-herdsmen/

Good move... Anambra adigo mma.

Lanceslot: Good move... Anambra adigo mma.

this is how leaders act.

saintneo: this is how leaders act.

Verily verile I say unto u

Good move
If only other states will follow suit and stop giving these herdmen free hand to do as they wish with people's farmlands.

Mad Cow: Lol..


This shiit is gonna blow up in his face. He should rather seek identification for EVERYBODY in his state and not isolate one tribe, region or ethinicity for his witch hunt.

I agree, the identification exercise should be for all. Also all states should adopt the same. It was not too long ago that kidnapping was rife in the SE region, this could have helped matters too.

saintneo: this is how leaders act.

L.O.L.......be more specific jare. Leaders of Nigeria abi?

Mad Cow: Lol..


This shiit is gonna blow up in his face. He should rather seek identification for EVERYBODY in his state and not isolate one tribe, region or ethinicity for his witch hunt.

Thank your very much, I just hope this Obiano guy has his mind right.

Its always perplexing that Nigerian leaders can't see the solutions that the rest of us can see, solutions that have been implemented in developed countries and can just be replicated here instead of re-inventing the wheel (unless ofcourse the wheel re-inevention is necessary).

So now this guy wants to identify just the herdsmen? I wonder how that would work out, and what good that would do.

Since I'm tired of complaining all the time, I'll only pray that God please grant these leaders wisdom and love in their hearts to be able to do the right things.

Mad Cow: Lol..


This shiit is gonna blow up in his face. He should rather seek identification for EVERYBODY in his state and not isolate one tribe, region or ethinicity for his witch hunt.

what do you mean by witchunt? that he wants to identify real cattle rearers from those who will embark on killing innocent people under the disguise of cattle rearing, so what is wrong with the move.

Good move obiano, every cattle normad within the state must desist from wanton destruction of farm lands and avoid unnecessary confrontation with their host community