Fulani Herdsmen Ignore Minister, Move Cows On FCT Roads, Streets

Fulani herdsmen have continued to graze their cattle in Abuja in defiance of an order by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Muhammed Bello, directing them to stop the practice in the FCT.

Checks on Tuesday by our correspondent indicated that the herdsmen still grazed their cattle on every available green lawn, and grass along the roads and sometimes grinding traffic to a halt.

Bello had on September 3, 2016 directed the Abuja Environmental Protection Board and the FCT Task  Force Team on Environment to, as a matter of urgency, get rid of herdsmen still grazing their cattle in the FCT.

He described cattle grazing in the city as bizarre and ordered the AEPB to take steps to stop it forthwith.

But weeks after the directive, nothing seems to have been done as the herdsmen still carry on with their activities without let or hindrance.

Our correspondent observed a herd of cattle grazing at the Gwarimpa Estate, along the Abuja-Zuba Expressway on Tuesday.

Three young boys were also seen grazing a herd of cattle by Setraco Gate, Gwarimpa, while another herd of cattle grazed on an open field along the Airport Bypass, Jabi.

The herders had also been observed driving their cows along the Central Business District and obstructing traffic at will.