BREAKING: GOV. UMAHI BLOWS HOT ON HERDSMEN/FARMERS CLASH IN EBONYI STATE-Makes Strong Pronouncements
Ebonyi state governor, Engr. (Dr.) David Nweze Umahi yesterday, got
an intelligent report on an attack on one Mr. Daniel Ngwoke at Ishiagu,
Ivo LGA in Ebonyi State by suspected herdsmen whose sketchy information
has it that they strayed into the community during the time of the
occurrence. Recall that the governor just returned from a national
assignment few days ago which he was jointly selected to mediate between
herdsmen and farmers crisis in the country.
On getting the news last night, Gov. Umahi ordered for an emergency security meeting which has the presence of the security chiefs of the state, traditional rulers of the affected community, TA’S on Herdsmen, The Ebonyi Herdsmen Ado, SARS OC, Chairman of the affected LGA, Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Herdsmen leader of the community etc.
After much interrogations by the governor on the matter, he made the following pronouncements which are to be enforced with immediate effect.
1. That on or before Thursday (1/3/18), a proper documentations of Names, Local Government of origin, State of origin, contact phone number and number of cows owned by any herdsmen must be forwarded the community traditional ruler.
2. That every leader of the herdsmen in each community must submit his passport and the details contained in 1 above to the traditional ruler of the community.
3. Any herdsmen coming from any other state must write to the Ado of Herdsmen in Ebonyi State and wait for approval by the Ado of Ebonyi State, the Traditional ruler and the Chairman of the LGA before entering as contained in the law.
4. Gov. Umahi bans foot migration of cows into Ebonyi state as cows can only be conveyed into the State by vehicle ie. After due processes and approvals because Ebonyi state has no cattle routs, grazing area nor colony.
5. No movement of cows from community to community in Ebonyi State without following the same process as contained in number 3 here.
6. Those herdsmen that have been living peacefully with our villagers cannot be asked to leave us but we don’t want any more entrance of herdsmen and their cows into the state.
7. Any herdsman that damaged crop of the farmers will be imprisoned for one year and he/she will pay a fine worth the amount of crop damaged and any farmer that killed the cow of the herdsmen will go to prison for one year and pay a fine that worth the cow killed.
8. Any villager or herdsman that caused an injury to another will be imprisoned for five years and will be charged for murder if killing is involved.
The governor ordered that the above pronouncements will be duly signed as an agreement binding the herdsmen and farmers by the herdsmen and farmers.
At the climax of the meeting, Governor Umahi sets up ten men strategy committee to investigate the cause of the matter that lead to the machete of Mr. Daniel Ngwoke in Ishiagu, Ivo LGA. He also ban with immediate effect, any entering of herdsmen and cattle into Ivo LGA until proper investigation is concluded.
Governor Umahi also stated that whosoever is the first aggressor of the present crisis must be imprisoned.
Ends.
As compiled by Nwaze Francis
On getting the news last night, Gov. Umahi ordered for an emergency security meeting which has the presence of the security chiefs of the state, traditional rulers of the affected community, TA’S on Herdsmen, The Ebonyi Herdsmen Ado, SARS OC, Chairman of the affected LGA, Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Herdsmen leader of the community etc.
After much interrogations by the governor on the matter, he made the following pronouncements which are to be enforced with immediate effect.
1. That on or before Thursday (1/3/18), a proper documentations of Names, Local Government of origin, State of origin, contact phone number and number of cows owned by any herdsmen must be forwarded the community traditional ruler.
2. That every leader of the herdsmen in each community must submit his passport and the details contained in 1 above to the traditional ruler of the community.
3. Any herdsmen coming from any other state must write to the Ado of Herdsmen in Ebonyi State and wait for approval by the Ado of Ebonyi State, the Traditional ruler and the Chairman of the LGA before entering as contained in the law.
4. Gov. Umahi bans foot migration of cows into Ebonyi state as cows can only be conveyed into the State by vehicle ie. After due processes and approvals because Ebonyi state has no cattle routs, grazing area nor colony.
5. No movement of cows from community to community in Ebonyi State without following the same process as contained in number 3 here.
6. Those herdsmen that have been living peacefully with our villagers cannot be asked to leave us but we don’t want any more entrance of herdsmen and their cows into the state.
7. Any herdsman that damaged crop of the farmers will be imprisoned for one year and he/she will pay a fine worth the amount of crop damaged and any farmer that killed the cow of the herdsmen will go to prison for one year and pay a fine that worth the cow killed.
8. Any villager or herdsman that caused an injury to another will be imprisoned for five years and will be charged for murder if killing is involved.
The governor ordered that the above pronouncements will be duly signed as an agreement binding the herdsmen and farmers by the herdsmen and farmers.
At the climax of the meeting, Governor Umahi sets up ten men strategy committee to investigate the cause of the matter that lead to the machete of Mr. Daniel Ngwoke in Ishiagu, Ivo LGA. He also ban with immediate effect, any entering of herdsmen and cattle into Ivo LGA until proper investigation is concluded.
Governor Umahi also stated that whosoever is the first aggressor of the present crisis must be imprisoned.
Ends.
As compiled by Nwaze Francis
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