– Governor Ayo Fayose has
said any herdsman caught
grazing in Ekiti state with
arms or in possession of any
weapon will be charged with
terrorism and prosecuted
accordingly
– Ekiti speaker Kolawole
Oluwawole says grazing
activities must be from 7am
to 6pm on a daily basis.
– He says any herdsman who
violates any of these rules
shall be imprisoned for six
months without an option of
fine
Governor Ayo Fayose has
followed his action with strong
words to any herdsman caught
grazing in Ekiti state with arms
or any weapon.
Speaking shortly after signing a
bill titled ‘Prohibition of Cattle
and other Ruminants Grazing in
Ekiti, 2016’, into law on Monday,
August 29, Fayose said any
herdsman caught grazing in the
state with arms or in possession
of any weapon will be charged
with terrorism and prosecuted
accordingly, The Punch reports.
Governor Ayo Fayose signs open
grazing prohibition bill, and has
followed his action with strong
words to any herdsman caught
grazing in Ekiti state with arms
or any weapon.
Fayose said this during a
meeting with traditional rulers
and chiefs at the Government’s
House in Ado Ekiti.
The bill which was read to the
gathering by the Speaker of
the state’s House of Assembly,
Kolawole Oluwawole, hinted that
the state government was
already planning to allocate land
for grazing in all the state’s
local government areas.
According to Fayose, the
purpose of the meeting was to
seek collaboration with the
traditional rulers and chiefs on
security issues and other
crimes in the state.
He said: “My government took
the bill to the House after what
happened in Oke Ako a few
months ago. The House has
passed the bill and I have to
give my assent to it. It becomes
a law from today that if you do
anything to the contrary, you
will be punished according to
the law. Any herdsman caught
with firearms or any weapon
while grazing in Ekiti now will be
charged with terrorism.”
Giving insights into the bill,
Oluwawole said grazing
activities must be from 7am to
6pm on a daily basis.
The Speaker said: “The
government shall allot certain
portion of land to each local
government for grazing. Anyone
caught grazing on portions of
land or any farmland not
allotted by the government
shall be apprehended and made
to face the law.
“Any herdsman caught with
firearms and any weapons
whatsoever during grazing shall
be charged with terrorism. Any
cattle confiscated shall be
taken to the government cattle
ranch at Erifun in Iworoko
community.
“Any farm products destroyed
by the activities of any caught
herdsman shall be estimated by
agricultural officer and the
expenses of the estimate shall
be borne by the culprit. Any
herdsman who violates any of
these rules shall be imprisoned
for six months without an
option of fine.”’
Governor Fayose signed into law
a bill which prohibits the
grazing of cattle in the
southwest region by herdsmen.
on Monday, August 29.
Fayose appended his signature
in front of an audience of about
3,000 traditional chiefs in Ekiti
state.
Applause has begun to pour in
for Fayose over his move to
stop the criminal activities of
Fulani herdsmen by signing the
grazing prohibition bill into law.
Leading the praise-singers is
former aviation minister, Femi
Fani-Kayode, who believes
Fayose and the people of Ekiti
state have taken the right step
to stop rampaging Fulani
herdsmen.
