Other things being equal, anyone who graze cattle openly in Anambra State from September 1 will be in soup.
The reason is that Governor Charles Soludo has said the ban on movement of cattle in any part of the state will take effect from next month, in compliance with the 2021 Anti-open grazing Law.
According to a report by ‘The Nation’, He dropped the hint at the weekend during a meeting with members of State Cattle Menace Committee held at the Government House, Awka.
Former governor Willie Obiano had assented to the Cattle and Other Livestock Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Bill of Anambra State, joining his counterparts in the other southern states, who had agreed to outlaw the practice.
The directive did not come to be, as herdsmen continued to move about in the state with their cows.
No arrest has ever been announced by the law enforcement agencies in that respect.
But Prof. Soludo at the meeting said his administration would begin implementation of the law by next month.
