Igwo Indigenes Ask Fulani Herdsmen to Leave Community

Fulani cattle rearers in Igwo Clan, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State have been given a three-month ultimatum to vacate the community to avoid an outbreak of an epidemic and further destruction of farmlands and economic crops.

The ultimatum was part of the communiqué reached by Igwo community at the end of a three-day national conference held in Igwo Town Hall, Obudu, Cross Rivers State.

The conference noted that though nomadic Fulanis are backed by federal law, the continued grazing of their cattle within Igwo residential areas have caused severe economic hardship on the people; with few of the streams in Igwo polluted and many cassava and rice farmlands as well as other economic crops already destroyed, fuelling tension and concerns within and outside the community.

The conference, therefore, called on the Clan Council, headed by Chief Cornelius Ulem Liwhuliwhe, to employ dialogue in ensuring the conference decision was adhered to. The conference, which attracted participants from the Igwo Development Associations (IDAs) nationwide, also deliberated on key pressing issues affecting the community. Some of these included the creation of access roads and streets within the community, construction of a modern health centre, residential settlement, abolition of forest reserves within residential area, nonchalant attitude of Igwo indigenes at home and the Diaspora, Igwo Day, youth restiveness and settlement within the community and new administrative structure.
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On the creation of access roads and streets, the conference welcomed the decision to create access roads and streets within the clan and urged all Igwo development associations to be ready to support the project whenever they are called upon. The conference also called for the creation of a new administrative structure to facilitate an effective and efficient administration of the clan. Subsequently, the meeting resolved to set up with immediate effect a Community Council to lend support to the clan council, which is to remain as the highest administrative organ in the community. While the clan council is headed by the clan head, the new body will be headed by a chairman whose tenure will be two years only. The chairman of the community council, which will comprise two credible, diligent and competent persons drawn from each of the five villages in the clan, chairmen of the home branch of IDA, the youth association as well as the married and unmarried associations as automatic members, will be rotational.

The communiqué, which was signed by the clan head and representatives of sister IDAs in attendance, called on all parents and guardians to caution their wards against cultism and other criminal activities that will cause breach of the law and order at home.

It also urged all Igwo sons and daughters of 18 years and above to exercise their civic rights during the ongoing voter registration.
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Maimalari::

First class citizens being chased out of their first-class country?
Few years ago, Fasola chased out ''first class northerners from Lagos
Abia also did the same. Now Cross River.

Soon the whole south will chase them out of Nigeria. Human do not live with cows.

3 months Naw they should give them 3 days to vacate. *mchew*

omongbatim:

Maimalari::

First class citizens being chased out of their first-class country?
Few years ago, Fasola chased out ''first class northerners from Lagos
Abia also did the same. Now Cross River.

Soon the whole south will chase them out of Nigeria. Human do not live with cows.

udezue:

3 months Naw they should give them 3 days to vacate. *mchew*

Shut your igbo mouths all you anti-Nigerians. GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!!

Uh-oh jason's trying to impress bkbabez . This act of banishing the herdsmen isn't good unless its done by yorubas.

shouldn't leave, what comes comes, this will open up a can of worms where every fulani/hausa is chased off their own land

I see nothing wrong with this. Fulani herdsmen do not respect the land. They only care about their cattle. Their cattle is worth more than a human life in many of their eyes.