‘Other govs should ban cattle grazing’
Femi Makinde, Osogbo
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo
Fayose, has called on his colleagues across the country to ban cattle
grazing in their states as a step to stop the incessant killings of
farmers by Fulani herdsmen.
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka, said this while speaking on RAVE FM, Osogbo, during a programme, Frank Talk, monitored by our correspondent on Tuesday.
Fayose had, on Monday, banned cattle
grazing in Ekiti State following the attack on Oke Ako community in the
Ikole Local Government Area of the state, where two persons were killed
and others were injured by suspected herdsmen.
The governor’s aide said President
Muhammadu Buhari, who was elected by Nigerians to protect their lives
and property, was not doing anything to protect the defenceless people
from frequent attacks by the rampaging herdsmen, who were his kinsmen.
He said, “The people are angry because
the person elected to secure their lives is keeping quiet and taking
sides with these Fulani criminals, I don’t want to call them herdsmen.
Herdsmen, to my mind, do not carry AK-47 rifles.
“These people are another version of
Boko Haram that should be tackled headlong. We saw the Agatu killings
and we don’t need to wait till they kill over 400 people before we act.
That was why we took this step (banning of cattle grazing) in Ekiti. I
want to believe other governors will emulate this.”
Virtually all those who called during
the programme urged the governors, especially those in the southern part
of the country, to emulate Fayose to liberate their people from
herdsmen’s attacks.
One of the callers, Femi Adetunji,
commended Fayose for taking the step, saying this would stop his people
from being constantly terrorised by the herdsmen.
Two other callers, Vincent Olufemi from
Moro and Michael Folayan, also condemned the activities of the herdsmen
and called on other governors to emulate Fayose.
Some of the callers said they never
agreed with Fayose on any issue before the ban but expressed their
support for him on the new policy.
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