During a national brainstorming summit last year, delegates came up with a range of proposals, including the establishment of cattle reserves to address the problem of frequent clashes between herdsmen and local farming communities. Of late, these heavily armed Fulani herdsmen have been involved in bitter and bloody clashes with communities who they claim attack their livestock after they cause damage to crops.
However, Can has described the proposal to create grazing reserves as a wicked and abominable act. Reverend David Eberechukwu, the chairman of Can in the southeast geopolitical zone, said herdsmen were already doing grievous harm to their host communities and that creating such fields would amount to pouring fuel unto the fire.
Reverend Eberechukwu added: "Currently, the situation is unbearable where they have become armed robbers, kidnappers, terrorists and warriors in their host communities. Those agitating for this wicked move should desist from it and we call on the National Assembly to desist from such a bill and see that they do not create problems that have no solution.
“It is an abomination to ask states to give lands to a group of people whom you know will cause famine and war in communities. We call on all to reject this wicked move and do things to protect their territories from suffering an untold and untimely death, problems and wanton destruction of lives and properties."
He pointed out that instead of grazing fields, Can was recommending modern ranches, stressing, that it is what prevails in developed countries. According to Reverend Eberechukwu, these will provide employment and education to the staff of the ranches.
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