Relocate to Kano – Governor tells Fulani herdsmen

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February 5, 2018 4:39 AM

Ganduje also revealed that his administration has embarked on the registration of herdsmen and their cattle, to cater for their needs.

Governor Umar Ganduje has called Fulani herdsmen to relocate to Kano state.

According to the Governor, the state has a vast space of land for grazing.

Ganduje, who condemned the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in various states, said the killings are unacceptable.

He said this while inspecting the vaccination of over 1 million cows and small animals in Kano state, Vanguard reports.

The vaccination exercise is part of the state government’s effort to improve the welfare of Fulani herdsmen.

He said ‘’So, they don’t have any reason to move out of the state. We take care of them and we accord them the respect and dignity they deserve.

“I am inviting herdsmen from all parts of Nigeria to relocate to Kano because we have enough facilities to accommodate them.

“We have grazing lands in Rogo, Gaya, Kura, Tudun Wada, Ungogo and other reserved places where facilities are in place to accommodate the herdsmen and their cattle.”

“These killings must stop. We cannot afford to continue to witness these senseless killings in the name of Fulani herdsmen and farmers clash over lack of grazing land while we have a place like the Falgore Game Reserve under utilized.

“There is no longer fear of cattle rustling in Kano. Cattle rustling are now history because we fought the menace headlong. In Falgore right now, we have enough security there. Those rustlers have relocated elsewhere, while some of them who repented from their evil ways were given amnesty and rehabilitated,” he added.

According to Ganduje, “A Cattle Intervention centre has been established to address the challenges associated with rumination of herdsmen within Kano. Just recently, we sponsored the training of over 61Fulani who were sent to Turkey to learn artificial insemination.

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“They are back to Kano and I must tell you that they are doing well in various places to have been assigned to do their job.”

Nobody can stop the Fulanis

Recently, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said that nobody can stop them from grazing openly.

The group, who said that grazing is their tradition, vowed to challenge the anti-grazing laws put in place by various state governments.

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