By Gideon Njoku
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has given Governors of the South-east, 14 days to ban open grazing in the Zone.
The warning comes amidst strong resistance to open grazing of Cattle in the South West zone.
Outraged over the incessant kidnapping, muder of innocent citizens, and the destruction of farmlands by rogue Herdsmen of Fulani Origin, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, banned open grazing in the state, as well as ordered them out of Ondo Forest Reserves. He also said that only registered herders would be allowed to operate in the state.
The Governor’s order was greeted by condemnation from the Presidency but he got a strong backing from Yoruba groups, including Afenifere.
In Oyo State, the new rave in Yoruba land, Sunday Igboho had ordered them out of Ibarapa and Igangan areas within seven days. When they refused to leave, mayhem reigned in the area, and the Seriki Fulani in the area, whose house and properties were razed, is on the run to Ilorin, Kwara state.
Praising the Governors of the South-west for banning open grazing, Kanu asked their South-east counterparts to do the same within 14 days.
Failing, he warned that the already controversial Eastern Security Network, ESN, a security outfit he and IPOB established, will do so on behalf of the Governors.
Already, not a few people in the Zone are panicking over Kanu’s threat, as they feel it could end in a blood bath.
Just days ago, a clash between the ESN operatives, and soldiers/police in Orlu, Imo State, brought with it deaths and destruction.
