law and order in Plateau and parts of Bauchi
State has banned the movement of cattle and
herdsmen after 7pm as part of efforts to sustain
the peace process.
OPSH Commander, Major-General Tagbo Ude,
yesterday, issued the ban during a town hall
meeting between various community leaders,
village heads and ardos of Riyom, Barkin Ladi,
Jos South and Mangu Local Government Areas.
General Ude also emphasised the need to live
together and called on all parties involved to
consolidate on the hard earned peace that is
already in place.
He noted that he was not unaware that some of
the challenges facing internally displaced
persons who wish to return to their homes is the
likely hood of their lands being sold or occupied
by others, stressing that “if somebody has
legitimately acquired his land, it is his, whether
he is Berom or Fulani.”
”Due to the security challenges, a lot of people
left their homes, many of them now want to
return, but their lands have either been sold or
are being occupied illegally. However, we are
happy that displaced persons in Lomak and Baka
in Riyom have returned to their homes,” he said.
The commander commended the formation of a
joint Berom and Fulani vigilante group in Barkin
Ladi which he said has identified bad eggs within
both communities and stressed that the strategy
will be replicated in other communities.
The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association, Muhammad Nura, said he is happy
with the ban on grazing after 7pm, adding that
the group had also banned the use of children to
rear cattle.
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