Abia State Signs Anti-Open Grazing Law

Following the Fulani herdsmen crises across the nation, the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, finally called on the security agencies in the state to start enforcing the Anti-Open Grazing Law.

Speaking on Monday in Umuahia, the Deputy Governor, Chief Udeoko Chukwu, made the call in  while inaugurating a sensitisation workshop against criminal activities in Abia communities.

According to the governor, enforcing the law would help reduce farmers/herders clashes in the state.

Ikpeazu requested the cooperation of stakeholders to ensure that government wins the war against criminality.

“Abia people and residents should avail useful information and intelligence to traditional rulers and government authorities. The era of not knowing who to report to has gone,” he said.

In a keynote address, the coordinator of the workshop and the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Anthony Agbazuere, said the workshop was initiated to consolidate the state’s status on security and create awareness on various crimes and making criminals unable to perform.