– Anambra state government on Thursday, September 5, said that it has begun the headcount of herdsmen – The Anambra State cattle Menace Control Committee explained that this is to curb the menace of herdsmen-farmers conflict and foster peaceful co-existence in the state – The head of the committee, Igwe Peter Eze-Amama, revealed that the headcount is carried out in the Amansea, Awka south local government area of the state In an effort to curb herdsmen-farmers conflict and foster peaceful co-existence, the Anambra state government has commenced headcount of herders at the Amansea, Awka south local government area. Igwe Peter Eze-Amama, the chairman of the Anambra State cattle Menace Control Committee, who announced the development to journalists on Thursday, September 5, said the exercise will help the state track and fish out the culprits behind tension, The Sun reports.
Lauding the move of the committee, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, the southeast leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), said that members of the organisation were duly captured in the census and treated fairly by the state government.
The chairman, southeast governors’ forum, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, disclosed this on Saturday, August 31, while briefing newsmen after the forum’s meeting in Enugu.
