Expulsion Of Rogue Herdsmen: Miyetti Allah Says Akeredolu Was Right, Backs Down |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

The National President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Alhaji Muhammadu Kiruwa has said that Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is in order to request that the Fulani herdsmen in the State Forest be expelled or get registered with the Government.

The leader of the Cattle Rearers, who have turned murderous expressed support for the Governor’s order Monday when he met with some Governors in Akure.

The Governors met under the umbrella of Nigeria’s Governors Forum.

The leader of the Cattle Herders, therefore, directed his people to obey the order of the Governor and get registered with the State Government.

He also issued a directive to the Fulani people to desist from herding their cattle during the night and to, also, stop the use of the  underaged  to shepherd their cattle.

It is not clear how these two directives would be obeyed as the herders operate entirely in the forest without the possibility of being supervised by any agency.

The Myetti Allah leader also warned his members from grazing on peoples’ farms in order to end the confrontations between farmers and the herders.

Akeredolu had given them seven days to quit the Forest Reserves, or leave the state entirely.