KACRAN raises alarm over mass livestock exodus from Nigeria

Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria, KACRAN, has raised alarm implicit what it described arsenic a wide exodus of livestock from Nigeria, informing that the improvement poses a superior menace to the nation’s economy, nutrient information and nationalist security.

The informing is contained successful a property connection signed on Friday by its National President, Hon. Khalil Mohd Bello, describing the concern arsenic a “national emergency” and “a nationalist disgrace.”

“It is profoundly unfortunate and a nationalist disgrace that Nigeria, presently ranked arsenic the 4th state with the largest livestock colonisation successful Africa, is present witnessing the worst depletion of its livestock resources successful history,” Bello said.

“If Nigeria was genuinely superior astir harnessing its God-given resources, it should beryllium fig 1 successful Africa, if not successful the full world,” helium added.

KACRAN recalled that earlier the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Northern Nigeria was blessed with tens of millions of livestock.

“The North was truthful densely populated with livestock that whenever a nationalist census was conducted by the National Population Commission, our brothers from the South rejected the figures, insisting that the North was counting its animals arsenic quality beings,” the connection said.

According to the association, the epoch was ma...