Open Grazing Banned In South-West – Seyi Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that open grazing has been agreed to be banned in all parts of South-West.

Makinde said the decision was part of the outcome of the meeting in Ondo State which involved governors of the region, security agencies and also members of the Miyetti Allah.

He said, “Today, the SW governors held a security stakeholders’ meeting in Ondo State. The meeting was attended by our brother governors from Kebbi and Jigawa States; security chiefs, SW zone led by the AIG Zone 11 and leaders from the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria.

“Collectively, we resolved to ban open grazing in all parts of the south west. In Oyo State, we already have a law against open grazing which will continue to be implemented by our security agencies.

“I restated that we will not permit criminality as a response to criminal actions. Instead we will continue to support our security agencies to do their duties. Also, we will work with our people to face our common enemies – the criminals; kidnappers, armed robbers and bandits.”