An umbrella body of nomadic herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has described the ban on open grazing in Southern Nigeria by the respective state governors as a declaration of war on herders.

The group also described the ban as an empty policy.

Seventeen Southern Governors had met in Asaba, Delta State last Tuesday, where they resolved to ban open grazing of cattle in the region, among other resolutions, blaming it for causing insecurity.

Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, however, told Punch on Monday, “We condemn it, it is totally unacceptable to us. You can’t ban our business without providing ranches. Let them create ranches for us, we don’t have the land, we are ready to ranch, we are ready to pay, let them create the enabling environment for us.

"The ban is an empty policy because it has no basis. You can’t ban our business, we are not criminals, let them go after the bandits and the criminals.

“We can’t comply with an empty policy. If they create ranches and ask us to go there, we will go there but they can’t wake up one day and say they are banning our business.

“If the governors are stopping us from grazing, they are preparing for confrontation. Their action is a declaration of war on the herders."

When asked whether Miyetti Allah would dialogue with the Southern governors on the issue, Alhassan said, “Their colleagues in the North will engage them since it is politics.”

Alhassan further said the group would take legal actions against the Southern governors if they stopped the business of the nomadic herders.

“If you stop our legitimate business, we will challenge you in the court of law. We also have cultural ways of addressing injustice,” he said.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/05/17/southern-governors-ban-open-grazing-declaration-war-herders-%E2%80%94miyetti-allah

Yobabad:
Apart from Bola Tinubu, I have not seen any other man as foolish as the breathing mannequin in aso rock, we learn Bola Tinubu is working to see that the ban on open grazing in the south is reversed

Mokason288:
I have said it before and I will gladly say it again

AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL MAKE NIGERIA A BETTER PLACE

Yobabad:
Apart from Bola Tinubu, I have not seen any other man as foolish as the breathing mannequin in aso rock, we learn Bola Tinubu is working to see that the ban on open grazing in the south is reversed

helinues:


Here we go, Tinubu must be stylishly involved ..

Are you people not tired? This is becoming stale

AroleOduduwa2:
Omo this guys are in severe pain since the declaration, even their online branch members are crying from post to post.

Christistruth00:





If the Governor of Lagos was in full support then Tinubu was in full Support

fitzmayowa:



This kind of statement is what brings about ethnic cleansing as the useless Miyetti Allah terrorists continues to make careless statement while beating the drum of war....

Mokason288:
I have said it before and I will gladly say it again

AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL MAKE NIGERIA A BETTER PLACE

helinues:


It be like banning dey smell for your head... Did you read NL rule 3

Mokason288:
I have said it before and I will gladly say it again

AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL MAKE NIGERIA A BETTER PLACE

Let the war begin

No one should have monopoly to madness and senseless killings

3. Don't threaten, support or DEFEND violent acts against any person, tribe, race, animals, or group (e.g. rape).

Mokason288:

You are senseless

Who did I threaten?

Did I support or defend any violent act against any person, tribe, race , animals or group?

Smell out fooooool

helinues:


It be like banning dey smell for your head... Did you read NL rule 3

helinues:


Mods would take care of you

HellAnus:


Shatap

helinues:


If you could cry us an ocean, we wouldn't mind

HellAnus:


U re the one crying from thread to thread. We love ur tears. It gives us protein