Hausa/Fulani herdsmen, who had been on
rampage, in the state, lately, killing and
molesting natives, as well as destroying farm
crops with their cattle, that their activities were
no more acceptable.
Rising from the State Security Council meeting
at Oghara, the state government directed that
any herdsman who allowed his cattle to destroy
farm crops, kill, or cause bodily harm to farmers
in the state, would be arrested and expelled.
Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting
presided over by the state Governor Emmanuel
Uduaghan, Secretary to the State Government,
Mr. Ovuozorie Macaulay, said the decision was
reached because of the increasing act of
criminality by herdsmen in the state.
He said that Hausa/Fulani leaders in any
community, where such acts were carried out
would be made to fish out the culprit.
"The meeting decided to arrest and expel any
Hausa/Fulani cattle rearer that allows his cattle
to destroy farm crops or kill or cause harm to
any farmer in this state. The Hausa/Fulani
leaders in such communities will be made to fish
out the culprits."
Macaulay also used the opportunity to inform
those clamouring for amnesty that the program
was over. He said the amnesty programme of the
Federal Government for repentant militants was
over, and there was no third phase.
According to him, the state only complimented
the Federal Government's initiative. Therefore,
any youth agitating for a third phase of the
amnesty programme should desist forthwith or
be treated like a criminal.
"The state government decided at this meeting to
remind youths in the state agitating for a third
phase of the Federal Government's amnesty
programme that the programme is over and
anyone caught disrupting the peace in the name
of amnesty will be treated like a criminal."
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