HERDERS/FARMERS CRISIS: FG MUST BAIL OUT HERDERS – MURIC
The Federal Government (FG) has been tasked to do more than it is doing presently to address the burning issue of insecurity in the country. The advice came from the Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC). The group wants FG to give the cattle rearing industry enough funds to buy land for the establishment of ranches. FG can ban open grazing after the bailout fund has been released. The suggestion was contained in a press statement circulated among the media on Wednesday, 3 rd February, 2021 by the director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement reads: “The crisis between herders and farmers has generated severe tension over the years and it has resulted in open clashes with loss of lives and properties in recent times. In our own view, the Federal Government still has some options open to it after the state governments in the South rejected the ideas of ranches and rugas. “In our own view, the state governme