By Laolu Elijah & Henry Obetta
LAGOS — The Council of Fulani Chiefs within the Southwest has introduced new measures to curb insecurity and strengthen peaceable coexistence between herders and their host communities.
At a press briefing in Lagos, the Chairman of the Council and Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Bambado II, mentioned the council had unanimously agreed to ban evening grazing, underage herding, and the carrying of firearms by herders, stressing that such practices gasoline battle and undermine peace.
“The council affirms an absolute ban on evening grazing, underage grazing, and herders carrying firearms or different harmful weapons unrelated to the career. This may assist restore sanity and peace within the sector,” Bambado mentioned.
Recalling that Fulani communities have lived peacefully with their Yoruba hosts for over two centuries, he emphasised that the council was decided to protect that legacy.
“We condemn in totality any act of banditry, kidnapping, farmland destruction, and any type of farmer-herder battle that might be linked to the Fulani neighborhood. We name on safety businesses, particularly the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser, to fish out felony components and their conspirators inside host communities, whereas we urge the media to report responsibly to keep away from ethnic profiling,” he added.
Different resolutions embody banning violent Fulani festivals, halting unregulated migration of herders with giant cattle, reviving nomadic colleges, and launching a cattle farmers’ knowledge assortment venture throughout the Southwest.
Bambado additional disclosed that the council would collaborate with the Improvement Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN Fee), safety businesses, and conventional leaders to implement the measures. He additionally introduced plans for a sensitisation programme in Hausa, Yoruba, and English to succeed in Fulani members throughout rural and concrete communities.
“We’re in fashionable occasions and should act accordingly. With correct knowledge, we are going to know the variety of our members and their places. This may assist us work successfully with authorities and maintain peace throughout the Southwest,” he mentioned.
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