FULANI GRAZING: ORTOM TALKS TOUGH, VISITS OSINBAJO

Benue State Governor Sam Ortom has said he would soon sign the anti-open grazing bill into law to curb the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state.

The governor said this on Tuesday while addressing State House correspondents after briefing Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on the security situation in the state.

He said: “We will soon sign the anti-open grazing bill into law and we look forward that we will receive the same cooperation from farmers and herdsmen so that we can live together as brothers and sisters. We can do it; it is achievable, living without strife, fighting and killings; we can live.

“Human life is very precious to some of us and we will do everything to protect lives and property of the state. The herdsmen and the farmers are now cooperating and the understanding is that no one should encroach into anyone’s farm, whether cattle-breathing or farming activities.

“Those ones that cannot live within the community except they do open grazing are already exiting to other places where there is land.

“In Benue State, almost all the land is for cultivation; so it is difficult to talk about grazing and the herdsmen too are quite understanding in this regard.”

Source: Abuja reporters
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