‘Cemeteries are sacred’ — Gov Lawal bans farming on Zamfara burial grounds

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has prohibited farming successful each cemeteries crossed the authorities with contiguous effect.

The politician announced the determination during an inspection of a cemetery successful Gusau, saying the cultivation of crops connected burial grounds would nary longer beryllium permitted.

He besides directed that immoderate crops already planted successful cemeteries should beryllium cleared without delay.

“Any idiosyncratic recovered farming wrong a cemetery volition person their crops destroyed immediately,” the politician warned.

Lawal said the bid takes contiguous effect and applies to each 14 section authorities areas of Zamfara State.

According to him, cemeteries are ineffable places meant to sphere the dignity and representation of the deceased, and utilizing them for farming disrespects some taste and spiritual values.

The politician called connected accepted rulers, assemblage leaders and applicable authorities agencies to enforce the directive and amended residents astir the caller policy.

His bureau besides said monitoring teams would beryllium deployed crossed the authorities to guarantee the prohibition is afloat enforced.

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