Miyetti Allah Concedes As Herdsmen Start Registration

Following the executive order given by Governor Rotimi Akerdolu of Ondo State to Fulani herdsmen illegally occupying the state’s forest reserves to vacate within seven days, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria,(MACBAN), yesterday conceded to the demands of South West Governors. Governor Akeredolu had insisted that unless the herders are registered with the state government to operate in the reserves, they will be dislodged in seven days. They actually started registering yesterday, following the peace meeting brokered by the Presidency. This development came on a day some prominent Yoruba leaders warned the South West governors not to negotiate the continued stay of Fulani herders, saying they should all the path of Governor Akeredolu by issuing eviction notices to violent herders in their states.