Sentences with phrase «grazing by herdsmen»

The chairman said that the pronouncement of the ban on night grazing by herdsmen showed that the governor was unaware of events in the state as well as his powers as governor.

He said the step was taken in view of the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki's pronouncement, banning only night grazing by herdsmen in the state.

Not exact matches

But the loss to the grazing land will be shared by all — a loss to the individual herdsman of considerably less than minus 1.

If Jonathan was advised by Mohammed to hop on a chopper en route to Lagos, what stops the Daura herdsman from clambering into a train from Abuja to Ikeja thence to Lagos Island; that would, at least, afford him the opportunity to see cows» grazing routes, and also save Lagosians the nuisance, which his visit turned out to be.

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.

Speaking on the Fulani herdsmen crisis in some parts of the country, he noted, «l also see the planned grazing Colonies being contemplated by the Federal Government of Nigeria as a subtle ploy to legitimate and settle foreign Fulani herdsmen who will be used by Islamist to prosecute jihad in Nigeria.

Terzungwe Samuel Ali and Shimakyaa Iorkyase, President General and Secretary of Mdzough U Tiv, in a press statement in Kaduna said, «In their quest to resist the anti-open grazing legislation already operational in Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Area.

He also visited the middle belt states of Taraba, Plateau and Benue, which have been hit by clashes over grazing land between nomadic herdsmen and farmers.

The statement said, «The state government should prepare a bill to be sent to the state House of Assembly for consideration against the indiscriminate grazing of cattle on our farmlands to curtail this widespread evil by the herdsmen in Ondo State.»

These same people of Benue state have continued to go through series of armed attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen who had protested against the passage of the anti-open grazing law by the Benue state house of Assembly.

To this end, the governor was said to have backed the law outlawing open grazing, saying it would promote the economy and protect lives and property of people, especially in Agatu, which had been taken over by Fulani herdsmen.

Residents of Bokkos town in Plateau State have raised the alarm over rising cases of rape, indiscriminate grazing and intimidation by suspected herdsmen.

Three herdsmen; Iliya Garba, Hassan Abdullah and Lamhark Lonfak were, penultimate Friday, sentenced to one year imprisonment each for violating the anti-open grazing law by Magistrate Lillan Tsumba.

The zonal chairman affirmed that a larger percentage of Fulani herdsmen were unaware that their traditional method of rearing cattle had been proscribed by the anti-open grazing law, threatening that any attempt to impound their cattle would spark a crisis in the state.

The anti-open grazing law enacted by the Benue State Government recently has forced massive movement of Fulani herdsmen and their cattle into parts of Awe, Keana and Obi local government areas of Nasarawa State, UMAR MUHAMMED takes a look on how the massive migration is affecting farmers

The movement of herdsmen affected by the Benue State's anti-open grazing law is causing a lot of tension in border communities between Nasarawa and Benue states.

Speaking after the State Security Meeting in Makurdi, Ortom said that no matter the level of intimidation and killings by the herdsmen, the anti-open grazing law would not be reversed or repealed.

The government in a statement in Yenagoa on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Chief Boma Spero - Jack, said that the warning had become imperative due to the alleged refusal of a number of herdsmen to relocate to the grazing area.

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Thursday, asked the 36 states Houses of Assembly to ban open grazing to forestall continuous killings by killer herdsmen.

ORA while insisting that the idea of the federal government to establish cattle colonies or grazing reserves for the herdsmen was a direct ploy to take Nigerians» lands and give to the Fulanis, implored all herdsmen to move their cattle to the allocated lands reserved for such purpose by both Kano and Niger state governments saying that the allocated lands were enough to accommodate herdsmen and their cattle.

Four days ago on Monday April 25, 2016 many of our brothers and sisters in Nimbo in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of the state were murdered in cold blood by suspected Fulani herdsmen who have been grazing their cattle in that area for a while now.

He lamented that farmers in the state had lost their crops to uncontrolled grazing by cattle, a development that had led to conflicts between farmers and herdsmen.