Fulani herdsmen in Cross River State have called on the state Governor, Ben Ayade, to allocate lands to them to graze their cattle on.
The appeal was made by the leader of the association, Sani Baba-Gombe, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar.
Baba-Gombe said the lands would help reduce the incideny of farmland encroachment by herdsmen searching for food for their livestock.
“We use to instruct our people to always ask for permission before entering into any land to graze.”
“If I were to be a farmer, I won’t be pleased if any cattle come along to destroy my crops.”
“If a grazing land is provided, the animals would not stray into farms and this would further prevent any future crisis between herdsmen and farmers in the state.”
“All we are appealing for is a grazing land that is different from the farmlands; this would help us to stop encroaching into people’s farmlands in search of food for our cattle.”
“We have also sensitised our people to always have a good understanding with their host communities.”
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