Leave Yenagoa Now… – Bayelsa Issue Quit Notice To Herdsmen

Bayelsa State Government has given Fulani herdsmen umbrella body – the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) – two weeks to move their livestock out of Yenagoa, the state capital, and its environs. Truetells Nigeria reports that the ultimatum was given by the Bayelsa State Livestock Management Committee. The Chairman of the 23-man…

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Miyetti Allah bans night grazing nationwide

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced a nationwide ban on night grazing.   The decision taken at the Annual General Meeting of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN) in Damaturu on Wednesday January 8, is aimed at reducing the clash between herdsmen and farmers.   Speaking to newsmen at…

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