₦airaland Forum

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has warned traditional rulers in the state against giving land to herdsmen in the forests, saying anyone caught doing so will be sanctioned.

Speaking during the flag off of the 2025/2026 dry farming season at the state-owned rice farm at Otuasega community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Governor Diri said the warning is in line with the state’s anti-grazing law.

The governor’s spokesman, Mr Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, quoted Diri as saying that herdsmen move with their herds to destroy farms and crops, thereby affecting the increase in production of food in the state.

He said, “On the issue of herdsmen, they do not live on our farms. What is correct is that they move and destroy crops.

“Let me state again that our anti-grazing law is still in force. Contact any security agency in cases of herdsmen destruction, rather than going to social media.

“Let me warn our traditional rulers who give herdsmen land in our forests that anyone caught will be sanctioned. Bayelsa must be safe, and we must all contribute to its safety.

Governor Diri also directed the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources to ensure an increase in the production of made-in-Bayelsa rice by the end of 2026, while also announcing a N200 million monthly support for farmers in the state.

“For our farmers, we will always support you. Honourable Commissioner, identify the true farmers in the state, and what I was doing for MSMEs will also be done for farmers. So, N200 million monthly will now be set aside to support our farmers,” he said.

He urged civil servants and all Bayelsans to be involved in agriculture.

Source: https://dailytrust.com/give-herdsmen-land-face-sanction-gov-diri-warns-traditional-rulers

One of the few governors with foresight . He has not allowed his romance with the Apc becloud his sense of reasoning.

Yes, governors must grow some balls and face this madness head on. But then, herders occupy thick forests where they don't need people's consent before settling.

Some of the Traditional rulers have actually sold their people to the herdsmen by giving a large space of land to the terrorists. Look at what is happening in Edo state. To worsen the matter, some locals are now working with the terror groups against their local communities.

Apt!

The ONLY thing anybody should be giving to these TERRORISTS is a First Class ticket to their date with 72 virgins.

Give herdsmen land, your community will be bye bye

Why now 🤔










Are they not free to reside anywhere in Nigeria

Aaaaah

So people with their senses intact fit dey for APC

I initially thought all of them there are idiots

adenigga:
Source: https://dailytrust.com/give-herdsmen-land-face-sanction-gov-diri-warns-traditional-rulers

Herdsmen are dangerous to the society

They will turn ur land to terrorists base like Sokoto

IAM4BAT4plus4:
Why now 🤔










Are they not free to reside anywhere in Nigeria

Call them to your living room.

This Should Be Template For Governors Of South South, South East And South West to Follow

Good one Douye Diri, our farms must be protected.

Good, that's why i also like igbo people, they dont give a damn about any herdsmen in their land

You go and Reside in Katsina were 70 Bandits were freed yesterday and escorted to the forest to go and re-strategize to strike.










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Very evil tribe.. why will sensible people live in the forest if not to commit atrocities

I love this. Southern leaders should please issue this warning to chiefs n community leaders

Necessary implementation

Good declaration by Diri.

Don't give herdsman land if anybody give them land such individual will be sanction heavily infact jail term should be impose with no option of fine. Let them go and get land in The North the land in the Morth is massive.

I support the governor on this one; not only because of today, but tomorrow. Many communities suffer insecurities today because of the mistakes made many years ago by their traditional rulers and local chiefs. Herdsmen do not just relocate or settle in a particular place without the knowledge and approval of the locals.

Okay o. We have heard you guys

Traditional rulers are the main problem but people won't understand.

There was a video were a fulani man was saying if they have problem they should meet their chief and traditional rulers because they paid for everything which gives them the right to take their cows into people's farm land for grazing.

If government can tax other businesses why can't they tax the headers?

What's special about them..

No to giving lands to herders for destruction and rape

That's how it should be. These traditional rulers are the reason why this Fulani have the audacity to be doing what they are doing.

Good one, governor. I support this 100%

aworatak:
One of the few governors with foresight . He has not allowed his romance with the Apc becloud his sense of reasoning.

HE IS LIKE AKEREDOLU.........
AN UNBIASED SOUL.

The North has 80% more land than the south. Why exactly do they even need to be here?

I second this Mr Governor! No hiding place for terrorist again!!!! The killing is enough!.

This alone shld ensure his relection if possible.

Thats how bad and valueless Nigerian lives have become

The SS and SE have wholly rejected the terrorists in their lands 🤗

They can shift to SW for lands to take over going forward after all those ones and then are 5 & 6 according to tilumbu 😏

aworatak:
One of the few governors with foresight . He has not allowed his romance with the Apc becloud his sense of reasoning.

I'm sure all Anambra forests has been given to herdsmen by their Governor

How many times will this make FP today? Nairaland likes promoting division, especially news that puts Muslims and Fulanis in bad light