Court sentences herder to 4 years imprisonment for open grazing in Benue

EditorAugust 12, 202503 mins

An Upper Area Court sitting in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, presided over by Judge Gbagyo Orkpe, has convicted and sentenced a herder, one Adamu Ango of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, to four years imprisonment for contravening Section 19 Subsection (1) and (2) of the Open Grazing Prohibition…

Imo govt orders herders out of Owerri

EditorJuly 12, 202502 mins

Imo state government has issued a two-week ultimatum to herdsmen operating in Owerri, to move their cattles out of the state capital. In its directive, the government ordered the herders to end open grazing in the state capital. The commissioner for Livestock Development, Anthony Mgbeahurike, disclosed this during a meeting with cattle dealers and herders…