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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has paid compensation for about 70 cows to 'appease' the herdsmen.
The cows were allegedly killed by a host community of Umumbo in Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state.
The governor also paid compensation to a community in the state whose farmlands were invaded by herdsmen.
Alhaji Garba Harun, leader of the Muslim community in the state stated this on Friday in Awka, the state capital.
“Before this problem of herdsmen began, governor Obiano had constituted a committee on the cattle menace.
“The committee is headed by the Commissioner of Police in the state. I’m a member of that committee.
“And at various times, this committee had handled and settled disputes between host communities and herdsmen in the state.
“On one occasion the governor paid compensation for over 70 cows to herdsmen, while host communities whose crops were destroyed were compensated by the state governor”, he said.
The cows were allegedly killed by a host community of Umumbo in Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state.
The governor also paid compensation to a community in the state whose farmlands were invaded by herdsmen.
Alhaji Garba Harun, leader of the Muslim community in the state stated this on Friday in Awka, the state capital.
“Before this problem of herdsmen began, governor Obiano had constituted a committee on the cattle menace.
“The committee is headed by the Commissioner of Police in the state. I’m a member of that committee.
“And at various times, this committee had handled and settled disputes between host communities and herdsmen in the state.
“On one occasion the governor paid compensation for over 70 cows to herdsmen, while host communities whose crops were destroyed were compensated by the state governor”, he said.