Ekiti Governor, Fayose orders herders to register with N5,000 in host communities
- Governor Fayose has ordered herdsmen in Ekiti to register with
N5,000 in their host communities for identity and location
- He also threatened to arrest the Serikin Fulani in the state,
Muhammed Abashe if further attacks occur in the state
- He condemned the herdsmen attacks on residents “at the slightest
provocation”
Herdsmen have been ordered to register with N5,000 in their
host communities for identity and location by Ekiti state
governor, Ayodele Fayose.
The governor also threatened to hold the Serikin Fulani in the
state, Muhammed Abashe, responsible for any further attack in
the state.
Governor Fayose, who was furious about the recent killing of a
Tiv woman in Orin Ekiti by people suspected to be herders, said
the Serikin Fulani had failed in providing leadership by not
stopping his kinsmen from destroying farms, Punch reports.
Going further, he condemned the herdsmen attacks on residents
'at the slightest provocation'.
The governor made this known during peace meetings held on
Friday and Saturday, January 19 and 20 with Miyetti Allah Cattle
Breeders Association of Nigeria, farmers, local hunters, security
agencies and representatives of the Tiv community in Ado Ekiti.
He said: “I f you (herders) still want to stay among us, you must
accept the responsibility to ensure that none of our peoples’ farms
is destroyed by herdsmen any longer.
“None of our people must be killed by your men, either they are
strangers or those herdsmen living among us.
“If any killing or destruction of farms of our people occurs again in
that area, I will ensure that I use the law to fight you their leader
on it. This is the last warning I am giving you,” he warned.
Fayose noted that activities of the herders had continued to stain
the names of President Muhammadu Buhari and other notable
Fulani leaders in the country, Punch further reported.
As a result of this, the governor ordered that herders must
register with N5,000 in their host communities for identity and
location.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that hunters in Ekiti state have
expressed confidence in being able to put an end to clashes
between herdsmen and farmers .
In an interview with The Punch, the hunters however complained
that they were always under constant harassment from police
Chief Taiwo Bamisile who is the president of Ekiti Hunters
Association said they were happy when Governor Ayodele Fayose
asked them to defend the state.
He said: "We were elated when the governor engaged us to join in
the efforts to liberate the state and protect it from the menace of
the killer herdsmen. We are happy with the governor’s efforts and
we will support him with all our power. But let me say that our
members are constantly harassed by policemen when they see them
with guns.
N5,000 in their host communities for identity and location
- He also threatened to arrest the Serikin Fulani in the state,
Muhammed Abashe if further attacks occur in the state
- He condemned the herdsmen attacks on residents “at the slightest
provocation”
Herdsmen have been ordered to register with N5,000 in their
host communities for identity and location by Ekiti state
governor, Ayodele Fayose.
The governor also threatened to hold the Serikin Fulani in the
state, Muhammed Abashe, responsible for any further attack in
the state.
Governor Fayose, who was furious about the recent killing of a
Tiv woman in Orin Ekiti by people suspected to be herders, said
the Serikin Fulani had failed in providing leadership by not
stopping his kinsmen from destroying farms, Punch reports.
Going further, he condemned the herdsmen attacks on residents
'at the slightest provocation'.
The governor made this known during peace meetings held on
Friday and Saturday, January 19 and 20 with Miyetti Allah Cattle
Breeders Association of Nigeria, farmers, local hunters, security
agencies and representatives of the Tiv community in Ado Ekiti.
He said: “I f you (herders) still want to stay among us, you must
accept the responsibility to ensure that none of our peoples’ farms
is destroyed by herdsmen any longer.
“None of our people must be killed by your men, either they are
strangers or those herdsmen living among us.
“If any killing or destruction of farms of our people occurs again in
that area, I will ensure that I use the law to fight you their leader
on it. This is the last warning I am giving you,” he warned.
Fayose noted that activities of the herders had continued to stain
the names of President Muhammadu Buhari and other notable
Fulani leaders in the country, Punch further reported.
As a result of this, the governor ordered that herders must
register with N5,000 in their host communities for identity and
location.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that hunters in Ekiti state have
expressed confidence in being able to put an end to clashes
between herdsmen and farmers .
In an interview with The Punch, the hunters however complained
that they were always under constant harassment from police
Chief Taiwo Bamisile who is the president of Ekiti Hunters
Association said they were happy when Governor Ayodele Fayose
asked them to defend the state.
He said: "We were elated when the governor engaged us to join in
the efforts to liberate the state and protect it from the menace of
the killer herdsmen. We are happy with the governor’s efforts and
we will support him with all our power. But let me say that our
members are constantly harassed by policemen when they see them
with guns.
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