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Nigeria:
Night Cattle Grazing Banned in Plateau
Daily Trust, 15 April 2016
Movement of cattle and herdsmen has been banned from 7pm to dawn in Plateau State and the parts of Bauchi State under the jurisdiction of Operation Safe Heaven, a multi-discipline… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Mulls "Definitive Policy" to Tackle Herdsmen, Farmers' Clashes
Guardian, 14 April 2016
The Federal Government says it is exploring the implementation of a definitive policy that will involve all stakeholders and security agents to tackle the lingering herdsmen/… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military Places Ban On Herdsmen, Cattle in Bauchi, Plateau
This Day, 15 April 2016
Military task force deployed to restore peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi State has placed ban on the movement of cattle and herdsmen after 7 p.m in all its areas of operation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Afenifere Rejects Grazing Commission Bill.
This Day, 14 April 2016
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Thursday rejected the Grazing Commission Bill sponsored by Senator Zainab Kure from Niger State and which had scaled through the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dambazau - Boko Haram Using Herders/Farmers Crisis As Cover to Attack Nigerians
Daily Trust, 14 April 2016
Interior minister Abdulrahman Dambazau says Boko Haram insurgents are using the pastoralist/sedentary farmer conflict as a cover to terrorize Nigerians. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Afenifere Opposes Grazing Commission Bill, Says It Is Anti-People
Daily Trust, 15 April 2016
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere says it rejects in its entirety the Grazing Commission Bill being proposed by the National Assembly, describing it as an anti-people… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Afenifere Rejects Grazing Commission Bill
Premium Times, 15 April 2016
Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, has rejected the Grazing Commission Bill proposed by the National Assembly to address the burning issue of farmers and Fulani herdsmen… Read more »