The Yobe State government claims that in certain of the areas that have recently been assaulted by suspected herders, motorbike use may be prohibited.
Governor Mai Mala Buni chaired an expanded emergency meeting on Friday, during which a settlement was achieved.
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The state government decided to use conflict resolution mechanisms, leadership accountability, prompt response to security alerts, and prompt proactive measures by stakeholders as ways to avert outbreak of conflict between farmers and herders, according to Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, Garba Ahmed, who briefed reporters on the meeting’s outcome behind closed doors.
In order to address the underlying source of the issue, he also mentioned conducting a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged incident.
In addition, he listed the following other tactics: “Networking for intelligence gathering; youth drug abuse should be addressed; cattle route demarcation; establishment of grazing reserves; water points; control of immigrant nomads; and committee formation to defuse tensions between the disputing parties.”
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Governor Buni, accompanied by his deputy, Idi Barde Gubana, made the opening remarks, describing as regrettable the recent unrest in Gurjaji village caused by some miscreants.
Leading government officials, lawmakers, the Commander of Task Force 27 Brigade, the Police Commissioner, the Commandant of NSCDC, NCS, the NIS Director of DSS, and the Governor’s Special Advisor on Security Matters were among those present at the meeting.
According to a report by furucinovel, a group of suspected herders broke into Gurjaji village in Yobe State’s Fika local government area, killing one person, setting houses on fire, and uprooting numerous households.
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