- MACBAN and the association in charge of livestock and perishable goods on Saturday, August 10, resolved to ban herders whose families do not live in the southeast from grazing

- The two associations said that it is a move to checkmate insecurity and know their membersin the region

- According to MACBAN, destroying people's farms while grazing will strictly be frowned at.

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and the Northern Leaders, Livestock and Perishable Goods Market traders at a meeting on Saturday, August 10, decided to ban herdsmen without families living in southeast from grazing.

Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, the southeast chairman of MACBAN, who made this known to newsmen shortly after the meeting, said it wasa move to reduce crime rates among its members, The Nation reports.

He said the decision to do so was to caution against the destruction of peoples’ farms that leave the organization with the consequence.

“You cannot just come with your cow and graze after you destroy peoples’ farms or do something wrong, you will run overnight and leave us with the problem.

“Anybody who wants to live in Enugu state or in the southeast should be here with his familyso that there is no way you will run overnight and leave your family,” he said.

He added that the same thing is being done in other states in the north as a way to restrict bad elements from destroying peace. “This is what is done in other states in the north. If you are not with your family, there is no how you can come here so that you will not come and destroy our peace and go,” he said.

Siddiki said that they would embark on the sensitisation of all livestock and perishable goods markets necessitating their closure for two days.

source: legit.ng

Wiseandtrue:
Are they the ones now in-charge of all the states in the South East

Who gave them the right to make such pronouncement

They should lias with the government of the state, he would make such pronouncement afterall he's the CSO

Can a Southerner go to the North and make the same pronouncement

even though they made the right suggestions but there is hierarchy and it should be obeyed!!!

I just tire ohh

AntiBalaka:


I just tire ohh

They are just looking to please igbos based on 2023 things