UPDATED: Enugu community, Miyetti Allah, deny expulsion of herdsmen
- The MACBAN in Enugu has denied a social media claim that herdsmen were driven out of a community in the state
- MACBAN said that what happened was only a movement of cattle and herders from Nenwe community to another area for grazing
- The herders' association said that cattle rearers have continued to enjoy peaceful co-existence in the state under the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
A trending social media claim that herdsmen were driven out of the Nenwe community of Enugu has been denied by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state.
MACBAN said that the viral video that captured the movement of cattle and persons was only a relocation of cows and herdsmen from the community to another area in the state for the purpose of grazing, Premium Times reports.
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Added to this, the traditional ruler of Nenwe, Francis Imo, attesting to the association's position, said: “Such transit had nothing to do with escorting herders and their cattle out of Agbada Nenwe community.
“We have continued to maintain peace as directed by, the executive governor of Enugu state, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who has always urged all the traditional rulers to maintain the security and unity of the country, to make sure that we live peacefully with one another. We are assuring you that we will continue to maintain peace and security of lives and property.”
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a social media user who identify himself as Knight Templar on Saturday, June 29, claimed that herdsmen were being driven out of the Nenwe community of Enugu state.
According to the source, the move by the community is in keeping with its decision to ban meat like beef, suya, cow leg and cow tail from its markets.
Responding to the claim, President Muhammadu Buhari's special assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad, condemned the alleged act by the community. Ahmad, on his official Twitter page, said that by all accounts, the development is wrong and should be frowned at.
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