Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has
suspended the operations of the Grazing
Enforcement Marshall, established to enforce
the state’s Anti-Grazing Act which prohibits
herdsmen from grazing their cattle in non-
designated areas.
Governor Fayose suspended the Marshalls
operations following a meeting with leaders
of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder’s
Association in Ado-Ekiti where the herdsmen
alleged that the Marshalls were
indiscriminately killing their cattle.
Fayose on hearing this allegation,
immediately suspended the operations of the
Marshalls.
“The marshals are not armed. There is
total misinformation about killing of
cows, shooting of cows. It is pure
political and misinformation. So, when
we leave here, I am going to go show
them their cows, where they are kept
and because of the accord and their
understanding after the Thursday
meeting I will release the cows to
them for them to know that we are
not extremists. All I want is people
obeying our laws and collaborating
together in the overall interest of our
state. They have assured me that they
are ready to cooperate, they have
accepted the marshals. They only
want to be part of the marshals so
that they can equally enforce these
laws with us because they know their
people very well and they assured me
that nobody among the herdsmen will
go and use their cattle to feed on the
farmlands and attack any of the
citizens,” he said
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