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.

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.

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 AdoSaidu 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.

Oche211:
Very Good.
Where's dat slowpoke of a Governor called Ortom?
Here's Governor ifeanyi that most people criticised as weak after he declared fasting and prayers. He is now being decisive and carrying out his duty as the commander in chief of the state.
Bt for Ortom, u no go see am. Why is benue state cursed with bad Governors. From Akume to Suswan to Ortom, their failures are hits back to back.

cckris:

Benue should make up their minds, & become politically ALLIGNED with the South, like Kwara, & quit pretending to be North, only to be used to achieve the Fulani agenda.

After CRUSHING BIAFRA does Benue produce Generals again? Nobody's neutral, especially when you don't have the numbers, location, & resources. The Fulani agenda is real.

loomer:
I no even know how cows take dey go chop for night self.

ebiboy2:
How about in Abia? After all those lofty declarations by the governor, i still saw plenty cows some three days ago.

Opharhe:
Cattle rearing was not banned in Abia pls. The state govt revived the Bakassi for security and established a herdsmen/farmer committee for the state to settle issues. Enugu here is only placing a restriction, not total banning. I'm against the nuisance of these fulani herdsmen but at the same time, we're all still in one country, Nigeria so let's Stick to the facts.

Oche211:

u re right man. Bt trust me, d FG is playing with fire if it thinks it can implement the fulani agenda.
Boko would be a child's play. No region in Nigeria has complete monopoly over violence. That's what they re missing or forgetting

ebiboy2:
thanks for the info man. Just wanted to be sure. cos i saw plenty cows around glass force industry some days back

Oche211:
Very Good.
Where's dat slowpoke of a Governor called Ortom?
Here's Governor ifeanyi that most people criticised as weak after he declared fasting and prayers. He is now being decisive and carrying out his duty as the commander in chief of the state.
Bt for Ortom, u no go see am. Why is benue state cursed with bad Governors. From Akume to Suswan to Ortom, their failures are hits back to back.