The herding crises that have rocked Nigeria for some time have provoked a major decision in the South-East as the governors in the zone has banned movement of herdsmen and cattle from one community to the other.
This decision comes weeks after a Reverend father was murdered by suspected herdsmen in Enugu state.
“South-East governors have banned herdsmen who move about with AK 47 guns and cutlasses and we want our security agencies to implement same. South-East governors never invited the army nor were the South East Governors informed of any of their operations on Python Dance until the operations were already started in the states,” said David Umahi, chairman of the tonal governors’ forum.
The Governors took this decision during their meeting with enlarged stakeholders which included the Minister for Aviation, the Army, Police, the clergy, Igbo leaders, federal ministry of works, among others today August 31st
In a communiqué delivered by Chairman of the Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, the stakeholders said they deliberated on two major topic – insecurity and the matters arising from the closure of the Enugu airport.
