The Presidency has said that it has to stop herdsmen from roaming all over the country to prevent clashes with farmers.
The Senior Special Adviser to the President Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this today when he appeared on Channels Television program.
Shehu blamed the roaming of the herdsmen on the drying up of grazing lands in the northern-most parts of Nigeria.
He said the encroachment by desert leading to the drying up of a lot of grazing lands in the northern-most parts of the country have put pressure on the herders who are looking southwards for green grass so that their cattle will eat and also have water to drink.
Shehu expressed delight that governors of the north-central are coming together to solve the problem of grazing.
