{"id":48451,"date":"2018-04-26T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=48451"},"modified":"2018-04-26T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T19:30:02","slug":"nec-bans-movement-herdsmen-benue-taraba-3-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/nec-bans-movement-herdsmen-benue-taraba-3-states\/","title":{"rendered":"NEC bans movement of herdsmen in Benue, Taraba, 3 other States"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Economic Council (NEC) has agreed to stop the movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau, The Cable reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At a meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo\u00a0on Thursday, the council approved the creation of ranches across the country.<\/p>\n

Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting held at the presidential\u00a0villa in Abuja.<\/p>\n

The NEC comprises state governors and relevant ministries of government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).<\/p>\n

Umahi said the five mainly affected states which have witnessed killings from the herdsmen\/farmers clashes, are expected to make land available for ranches.<\/p>\n

He added that with ranching, the nomadic herdsmen and their families would be able to access good medical facilities and good schools for their children if they stay in one place.<\/p>\n

Ranching, he added, would also improve the well-being of the cattle.<\/p>\n

Umahi also disclosed that the federal government and the affected states will still iron out the interventions expected from the two parties.<\/p>\n

He added that herdsmen from neighbouring countries would be\u00a0expected to show some travel documents, even though visa is not allowed for movement of those from West African countries.<\/p>\n

On his part, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, said the federal government will no longer allow the killings to continue.<\/p>\n

Ogbeh said Nigeria may no longer be able to keep to the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of persons.<\/p>\n

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The National Economic Council (NEC) has agreed to stop the movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau, The Cable reports. \u00a0 At a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4550,947,1003,8263],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48786,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/benue-gov-takes-herdsmen-court\/","url_meta":{"origin":48451,"position":0},"title":"Benue Gov. 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