Jigawa sets up committee to register transit herders

The Jigawa State Government has approved the constitution of a high-level committee to make a model for the registration of transit herders arsenic portion of efforts to beforehand peaceful coexistence betwixt farmers and pastoralists crossed the state.

The State Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Sagir Musa Ahmad, disclosed this portion briefing journalists connected the result of the State Executive Council meeting.

He said the inaugural reflects the government’s committedness to ensuring the free, orderly and unafraid question of livestock portion strengthening measures to amended security, livestock absorption and nationalist health.

According to Ahmad, “The constitution of this committee is aimed astatine processing a applicable model for the registration of transit herders successful bid to beforehand peaceful coexistence betwixt farmers and pastoralists and guarantee the orderly question of livestock crossed Jigawa State.”

He explained that the committee is expected to found a broad strategy for registering herders who walk done Jigawa during seasonal livestock movements, peculiarly those returning from grazing activities successful the Republic of Niger aft the rainy season.

“The committee volition found a broad registration strategy for transit herders, particularly those returning from the Republic of Niger aft the rainy season. This volition enh...