Sentences with phrase «activities of the herdsmen»

He applauded the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, for the recent ban on open grazing and restriction of activities of herdsmen in the state.

Another affected farmer, who identified himself simply as Kolawole, said it was sad that the government left farmers unprotected from the destructive activities of the herdsmen.

The cleric called on the governor - elect of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu and other state governors in the country to take the issue of activities of herdsmen with all seriousness by emulating the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose by making law on grazing in order to control reckless grazing of animals in the state.

Nigerians on social media have blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for blaming activities of herdsmen in Nigeria on the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.

Adams urged members of OPC to be vigilant and watchful against the illegal activities of herdsmen in the region.

«The law, if implemented in the South - East, would check the violent activities of herdsmen in the zone, and same applies to other parts of the country where the herdsmen are wreaking havoc on their host communities.

«All efforts are now on towards ensuring that there is security of lives and property in the general area where such activities of herdsmen are being carried out.

The Ogun State Government is, however, doing everything possible to ensure that the destructive activities of the herdsmen are curtailed,» he added.

They said there was a need for the government to be proactive in checking the activities of the herdsmen before it degenerated to a full - blown ethnic crisis.

We hope the incessant conflicts spurred by the activities of herdsmen in central Nigeria may not have hampered the sector in Q1 2018!

There is also appreciable activities in the North West and North Central where we have limited the activities of the herdsmen and cattle rustling,» he added.

A statement signed by a Deputy Minister of Information, Curtis Perry Kwabia Okudzeto said the joint security team has been tasked to «push back the herdsmen from new areas they have occupied, arrest perpetrators of recent acts of violence for prosecution and augment the efforts of Operation Cowleg, an ongoing security operation aimed at dealing with the activities of herdsmen in the area.»

A statement signed by a Deputy Minister of Information, Perry Okudzeto said the joint security team has been tasked to «push back the herdsmen from new areas they have occupied, arrest perpetrators of recent acts of violence for prosecution and augment the efforts of Operation Cowleg, an ongoing security operation aimed at dealing with the activities of herdsmen in the area.»

He spoke while lamenting the number of lives lost to the activities of herdsmen across the country.

The youths alleged that the activities of the herdsmen who they described as marauders were unbecoming because of the dangerous ways they carry out their activity.

And so it was that the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, received wide applause last week, when he signed a law to curtail the activities of herdsmen in his state in response to the killing of two residents in Oke Ako community in Ikole Local Government Area of the state by herdsmen.

He said that the activities of herdsmen in the state had reached an alarming rate as unconfirmed reports had it that no fewer than 52 persons had died from the herders and farmers» clashes.

Ogun Assembly on Friday urged security agencies to ensure proper surveillance on the activities of herdsmen in the state.

The Commissioner for Information in Osun State, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, however, said the state did not need to mobilise hunters and vigilante groups to secure its people and farms from the destructive activities of the herdsmen.

But the government should know that the activities of the herdsmen are posing a serious threat to the continued existence and unity of this country.