Cattle breeders urge Buhari to recover grazing reserves, end cattle rustling

Dodo Oroji, a Fulani community leader, has appealed to the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to address the problems of grazing reserves and stop cattle rustling in order to save Fulani herdsmen in the country.

Oroji made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Kaduna.

He said it was important to properly tackle the two problems which had resulted in conflicts, avoidable deaths and loss of means of livelihood to hundreds of cattle breeders cross the country.

Oroji advised the government to devise a new policy to settle the herdsmen in one place, so as to maximally tap the economic benefit of their vocation.

“Once you halt cattle breeders from migrating from one country to another in search of food for their animal and families, you not only ensure their safety but also have the opportunity to tap the vast economic benefits from their occupation.’”