Kano gov unveils plan to end farmers, herdsmen clash

The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Gaduje, on Tuesday unveiled plans to put an end to the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state.

He said his government was planning to convert five forests to grazing reserves for herdsmen in the state.

The governor disclosed this during an interview with journalists in Abuja.

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He added that his administration had inaugurated a technical committee on farm settlements for herdsmen in the state, adding that the proposed settlement would help to boost socio-economic ventures in the state.

He also noted that the settlement was to discourage the movement of herders from north to south to address herders/farmers crisis.

“We will provide social amenities such as hospital, veterinary clinic, market, security post and schools, so that herdsmen will enjoy facilities just like other Nigerians,” Ganduje said.

The governor, however, maintained that “herders settlement should not be a national issue, it should be state issue because they live and flourish in every state”.

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