To address and forestall any form of clash between Abia farmers and Fulani herdsmen, the Police in the state have taken proactive steps that will ensure both parties co-inhabit peacefully. One of the measures adopted was bringing together all interested parties to a round table where they were afforded the opportunities to air their views and suggest ways to improve on the existing relationship.
The Commissioner of Police Leye Oyebade harped on the readiness of the police and other sister security agencies to always give all the necessary security needed by any of the groups to work freely so far it doesn’t cause a breach of the right of the other party.
He maintained that although the constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria guarantees the freedom to live and work in any part of the country, he cautioned the herdsmen to also respect the laws of the land and their host communities.
He added that the peaceful coexistence between the farmers and the cattle rearers will play a major role in Nation building especially now that the Federal Government is working very hard to diversify the economy through Agriculture.
At the end of meeting the parties were made to agree to a peace pact with the police warning to deal with any of the parties who breach the agreements.
