Obaseki places 90-day total ban on grazing in Odighi, Odiguetue communities, environs ● ...sets up special task force to comb out herdsmen from forests, communities ● ...orders arrest of herdsmen on sight, vetting, enumeration of all herders

Obaseki places 90-day total ban on grazing in Odighi, Odiguetue communities,  environs

● ...sets up special task force to comb out herdsmen from forests, communities

● ...orders arrest of herdsmen on sight, vetting, enumeration of all herders

As an interim measure to forestall further killings and destruction of property, Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has placed a  90- day total ban on grazing in Odighi, Odiguetue communities and environs.

Obaseki announced the ban during a meeting with members of Odighi, Owan and Odigwuetue communities at the palace of the Enogie of Odighi Community in Ovia North East Local Government Council of the state.

The governor said the ban  became necessary to stop further killings as the duty of his administration is to protect lives and property of the people of the state.

"We have set up a special taskforce made up of the Army, Police, State Security Service, hunters and vigilante groups to comb the bushes and dislodge squatter camps of killer herdsmen and  ensure no grazing takes place in Odighi, Odiguetue communities and environs".

He added that within two weeks, the taskforce will go round the affected communities to get information that will help dislodge the criminals who pose as herdsmen in the forest.

Obaseki noted that "before now Fulani herdsmen were known for carrying sticks around to control their cattle" and lamented that "today some of them  have become criminals."

He said there is need to separate herdsmen from cattle rustlers who steal cattle, invade farms, rape and kill people, and assured that efforts are being made to identify the real herdsmen in the state.

Obaseki said his administration is set to scale up agricultural activities in  Odighi Community which was once known as the food basket of the state, and pledged to fix the water system in the area and re-construct the old roads in the community to open up the area for development.

"We have taken the designs of the old roads in these areas and in two weeks' time we will start the re-construction of the roads. Tomorrow, government officials will be here  to check the water system in the communities and fix it so that the people will have access to potable water.

A resident of Odighi Community, Uyiosa Okundia, said the people lived together peacefully with herdsmen until they started invading their farms with their cattle and eating their crops, killing their men and raping their women.

Ebohon Pius from Odigwuetue community said the only source of water in the community has been taken over by herdsmen as they now buy water and  food to feed their family because they cannot farm anymore.

"We now have kidnappers, robbers and criminals in our community who operate under the cover of herdsmen".

Earlier, the governor worshiped at St. Stephen's Anglican Church Odighi, where he assured the vicar of the church Rev. Canon David Obakozuwa-Edokpolor, the members and people of the community of the readiness of his administration to restore order and  peace in the communities.

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