Anambra state Governor Willie Obiano has labelled itinerant herdsmen in the state as criminals and directed the commissioner of police, Monday Bala Kuryasi, and other security agencies to not allow them into the state. He said any herder seen with arms such as AK47, should be treated as an armed robber.
According to Obiano, the itinerant herdsmen were those capable of killing, raping and committing other atrocious crimes in the state. He warned them to flee the state and environs.
Obiano, gave this warning yesterday, in Awka, during an interactive session with the state government, security agencies, traditional rulers, community leaders and other stakeholders in Anambra state.
He said his administration had been able to avert major crisis that would have emanated as a result of farmer-herder clashes, attributing it to the strategies put in place by the state government, the communities and herdsmen resident in the state.
He called on the commissioner of police and his team to quickly resolve any pending issue dwelling on farmer-herdsmen in the state, while disclosing that the state government was taking census of herders in the state to ensure no itinerant herder was sighted anywhere around the state.
He said that these itinerant herdsmen are the ones causing troubles such as rape, killing and other crimes. He warned them against coming to Anambra State because security of people’s lives and property remains his priority
Obiano further warned residents of the state to eschew communal clash, and co-exist peacefully, enjoining traditional rulers to bring youths into their cabinets to help fight drug abuse, cultism and other (acts of) criminality.
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