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KACRAN president says oil boom led Nigeria to neglect agriculture
KACRAN president says oil boom led Nigeria to neglect agriculture
By: Yahaya Wakili
The National President of the Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), Hon. Khalil Mohammed Bello, has revealed that the oil boom led Nigeria to neglect the agricultural sector, of which livestock is an integral part.
Hon. Khalil Bello started this at the National Conference on the Farmers-Herders Conflict History. Causes and context:How it can be amicably resolved, organized by Lje Nigeria at the Yar Adua Center, Abuja. Which was made available to Newsng in Damaturu.
He said historically, our pastoralist traditions have been rooted in social harmony, and even before the colonial era and up to this day, wherever a Fulani pastoralist moves in search of animal feed and water, first we visit the traditional ruler of that area to seek permission to move on.
Khalil maintained that Fulani people are highly social and intermingle freely with any community, and they are ready to accept any person in the country, regardless of their tribe or religion, and they make a conscious effort to learn the languages of the communities they live with.
“The historical roots of the conflict between the farmers and herders and the challenges we face today are a stark contrast to our past. In the pre-colonial and past colonial eras up to the first republic, pastoralism was at its highest peak, and during this nostalgic period, there were ample grazing areas and water points across the northern region,” Bello said.
Hon. Khalil Bello further said the last administration’s policies, which closed our borders and distributed billions of naira to farmers, led to the blind and furious encroachment on and blockage of almost all cattle routes, and this painful action has endangered the livestock sector and is the primary cause of the current conflict.
“The current conflict, however, is a result of broken and grazed reserves converted to farmland, and herders have been left with no option but to move to states like Benue and Plateau, which cannot contain them, and then to the Southern part of the country, and this movement, where there is no availability of land, forces them to enter and destroy people’s farms, leading to fighting and the loss of lives and properties.
Hon. Bello enumerated solutions based on their research to bringan end to this conflict. Reclaim and revitalize grazing reserves: Northern governors must face reality by reclaiming all reclaimable grazing reserves. Restore blocked cattle routes. Northern governors must reclaim all blocked cattle routes that were blocked for farming expansion and not for development projects.
Others include enforcing accountability and justice; pastoralists must stop destroying people’s farms and must compensate farmers for any accidental destruction. Similarly, farmers must stop encroaching on grazing reserves and blocking cattle routes. To promote dialogue and forgiveness, the cycle of violence must be broken through dialogue with all herders, and the government should also confiscate all guns and weapons from both bandits and vigilantes.
Empower Affected Communities: Paying ransom to those who have lost their loved ones, livestock, and business is crucial to helping them start a new life. The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support project (L-PRES) and the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development should be encouraged and supported by our government to revive the 417 grazing reserves in the country.
KACRAN president says oil boom led Nigeria to neglect agriculture
Breaking: Kanu fails to open defence, cites former counsel’s retention of case file
By: Zagazola Makama
The detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday failed to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Kanu attributed his inability to present his defence to the failure of his former legal team, led by former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Kanu Agabi, to hand over his case file, preventing him from adequately preparing.
The defendant was initially slated to open his defence on Thursday but instead announced the sacking of his legal team and requested a short adjournment until Friday.
On Friday, the prosecuting counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), informed the court that the case was scheduled for Kanu to open his defence. When called, Kanu informed the court he could not proceed as those responsible for delivering his case file to the Department of State Services (DSS) facility, where he is being held, had failed to do so.
Kanu prayed for an adjournment until Monday, October 27, to access the case file and familiarise himself with its contents. He further stated he was expecting witnesses from the United Kingdom, the United States, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and requested an order allowing him to meet with them over the weekend for preparation.
The court granted his request, instructing the DSS to allow Kanu receive visitors on Saturday and Sunday. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the trial till October 27 for Kanu to open his defence, warning that the six days initially granted for his defence, which began on October 23, will not be extended.
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Farmer injured in herders’ attack in Konduga
By: Zagazola Makama
A farmer has been hospitalized after sustaining severe machete wounds in an attack by suspected herders at Jakana Village, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
The incident occurred on Wednesday when a group of herders reportedly led their cattle into a beans farm belonging to locals and grazed on the crops.
During an attempt by Mohammad Ali Fantami, 30, of Kadamari Lamboa bush, to drive the cattle away, one of the herders allegedly attacked him with a machete, severing his left hand and inflicting deep cuts on his neck before escaping.
The victim was evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), where he is said to be responding to treatment.
Efforts are ongoing to trace and apprehend the perpetrators as investigations continue into the incident.
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Troops repel another ISWAP ambush, recover arms, motorcycles in Magumeri
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai have foiled a series of ambush attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along the Damasak–Gubio road in Magumeri axis of Borno State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the troops, who were on a fighting patrol as part of Operation Desert Sanity IV, came under fire from suspected terrorists on arrival at Binduldul.
Sources stated that the troops responded with superior firepower, forcing the terrorists to flee in disarray. Reinforcements led by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion later exploited the scene, recovering two motorcycles, one AK-47 rifle, five blankets, three praying mats, a spare motorcycle tyre and two gallons of engine oil.
The sources added that one terrorist was neutralised during the encounter.
Furthermore, at about 3:05 p.m. on the same day, while withdrawing from the area, the troops encountered another ambush involving an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack followed by heavy gunfire from ISWAP fighters near Kardio village.
The soldiers successfully repelled the assault, safely detonated another IED along their main supply route, and returned to base without any casualty.
Photographs from the operation indicated successful recovery of items and neutralisation of threats in the area.
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