Benue Government Arrests 400 Herdsmen and Seizes over 600 Cows

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The Benue State Government says it has arrested 400 herdsmen for flouting the state’s anti-open grazing law.

The state government also seized over 600 cows belonging to the herdsmen.

The State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who revealed these in Makurdi ordered the livestock guards to impound any cows seen openly grazing in any part of the state.

Ortom gave the instructions while inspecting impounded cows at the quarantine unit of the state Ministry of Agriculture.

He said enforcement of the ranching law would continue to enable those who wish to do livestock business to comply with its provisions.

While describing the influx of herdsmen to the state as life-threatening, the governor said such would not be condoned by his administration.