Cattle rustling: Criminal elements do not have a place in our society - Kogi state governor
- Kogi state government has issued a strong warning to cattle rustlers
- Governor Yahaya Bello in a statement said that their wicked activities that will not be condoned in Kogi
- Bello said the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has been strengthened to support other security agencies to ensure peace
Governor Yahaya Bello, speaking through his director of media and publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja, warned cattle rustlers that their wicked activities will not be condoned in the state.
Legit.ng gathered that the Kogi government said the state’s hospitality should not be taken as gateway for criminal elements. He assured the people that government will protect them from the hands of criminals.
The Guardian had reported that armed persons on Tuesday, February 20, rustled 95 cows after reportedly launching an attack on SBD farm limited belonging to the late former minister of national planning, Silas Daniyan, in Mopa Muro local council of Kogi state.
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In a statement on Thursday, February 22, Bello said: “The reports of cattle rustling in Mopa is regrettable. Security agencies will investigate the matter and bring perpetrators to justice. The State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara is working with security agencies to ensure that criminal elements do not have a place in our society.
“Our open arms is no invitation to criminals. Our first responsibility as a government is to ensure the security of lives and property in the state. Daniyan Farms has existed for decades, providing food for our people and empowering our youth and women. Government will not allow criminals to destroy those legacies.
“Government has also directed security agents to strengthen surveillance and intelligence gathering as rustlers are not known to reside in a particular place. They move from place to place to perpetrate their crimes.
“The good thing is that the leadership of the Fulanis in the state are working with security agents to ensure peace and harmony. We shall spare no criminal who is fomenting trouble in the State."
The Kogi state governor said the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Mopamuro has been strengthened to support other security agencies to ensure peace in the area, saying his administration will not tolerate acts capable of endangering the lives of the people.
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According to an earlier report by Legit.ng, Plateau state commissioner of police, Undie Adie, paraded two suspected herdsmen for killing a 7-year-old boy, Muhammed Ibrahim, and robbing him of 15 cows and 14 sheep entrusted in his custody by his uncle, Ibrahim Haruna at Agigi village in Bassa local government area of the state.
Sun reports that while parading the suspects on Wednesday, January 31, at the state police command, Adie said the suspects confessed in a statement about how they connived with some herdsmen to rustle cows, sheep and killed the boy.
The suspects were identified as Bala Yahaya Mohammed and Salish Ishaku, while others are still at large.
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Source: Legit.ng
