Governor Ayo Fayose has
signed the Ekiti state Open Grazing Prohibition Bill into law.
He
signed the law this afternoon in the presence of over 3,000 Traditional Chiefs
in the state. Under the law, herdsmen are forbidden from carrying arms.
They
are also prohibited from grazing their cattle in areas that are not designated
for grazing. The law prescribes six months imprisonment without option of fine
for any herdsman who violates the grazing prohibition while any herdsman found
with arms will be charged with terrorism.
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