Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to place a ban on the entry of foreign Herdsmen into the county.
The governor said this while commissioning 25 housing unit built at the RUGA settlement built for Herdsmen at Dansoshiya forest in Kiru local government area of the state.
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Ganduje said it was necessary to stop Herdsmen from other African countries from gaining entry into Nigeria in order to curb the crime rate associated with Fulani Herdsmen in parts of the country.
“This is the first batch of the housing units of 25 out of 200 units earmarked for construction,” the governor said at the ceremony.
He said further that the call had become necessary to:
“successfully and effectively prevent the coming of herdsmen from other African countries, because they come to this country with guns and other weapons. Which flame the clash between herders and farmers.”
Ganduje said further that Dansoshiya RUGA settlement would serve as an example for other RUGA settlements in the state.
“We engaged in this project for three fundamental reasons, first and foremost is to avoid clashes between farmers and herders, secondly to avoid movement of herders which is the source of conflict and to avoid cattle rustling.
“It is absolutely necessary to improve and modernise breeding system for Fulani cattle. As it is clear that a gallon of milk is more expensive than one gallon of petrol, it is, therefore, necessary for us to utilize this great opportunity,” he concluded.
The governor also promised to build a school and a hospital in the settlement.