Ekiti vows to cage killer herdsmen

The Ekiti State government has said it would conduct a registration for herdsmen in the state.

This was disclosed by the Coordinator of the State Anti Grazing Task Force Marshals, Sola Durodola, while speaking to newsmen over the weekend.

He explained that the move was necessary to stem herdsmen attack on farmers and residents.

He added that the registration of the herdsmen would assist the government to know their number and be able to trace any act of criminality carried out by any of them in any part of the state.

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He said “Government will not fail in its duty to ensure security of lives and property and this is to assist us to differentiate law abiding herdsmen from criminals.

“Modality for the registration of herdsmen will soon be out and we want every stakeholder to cooperate with government to ensure that peace reigns in our state.

“No herdsman will be allowed to kill our people, destroy farm produce and attack innocent farmers in pursuit of their trade.”

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