Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has condemned as intolerable the action by some herders leading their livestock to graze on farmlands and subsequently taking up arms against farmers.
A statement by it’s National President, Hon. Khalil Bello said the association which though was specifically registered with a strong view to reclaimed all encroached grazing reserves/blocked cattle routes and ensure justice and fairness for all more especially between farmers and herders as well as bring permanent peace and stability in Nigeria and West African sub-region, cannot just look the other way when the herders are involved in this great lawlessness.
Bello said: “KACRAN condemns in unmistakable terms the very corrode and repugnant manner which herders invade and aimlessly destroy farms by trespassing with their livestock in to the
farmlands thereby making it impossible for farmers to complete the ongoing harvest of their farm produce.”
He said: “We made the aforementioned bold statement for the fact that, the National Secretariat of this great Association received numerous, unfortunate and disturbing reports from farmers across the country, that in many instances, when farmers are trying to protect their farms from destruction by herders animals, some herders shamefully inflict wounds or even go to the extent of killing some of them innocently.
“At the same time we want our herders to know that Nigeria is either a stateless or lawless country where people will do what they want and go away with it without been punished by the nation’s stipulated law which is made to regulate or punish the offenders.
Bello added that: “KACRAN further, considered this wanton act of intentional destruction of people’s source of livelihood at this time when the country is facing the danger of food insecurity due to the natural flood which had washed away hundred thousands of farmlands, as subversive act against the country with a wicked intention to plunge Nigerian into acute shortage of food stuff and such will not be tolerated.”
He warned that: “We also want them to know that, there is no any reason any Association that is headed by visionary leaders who want good for the nation and its citizens, will accept and promote this kind of brutal and senseless behavior.
“Similarly, we want them to be fully aware that, the ugly consequence and the nemesis of this condemnable act will very soon consume them if they continue with it, because apart from food shortage that their action will bring about in the country, it would definitely add salt to the injury by sky rocketing the prices of all essential commodities to the extent of which will be unaffordable to the ordinary Nigerians, the herders inclusive.”
He said: “In the same vein, we wonder why any reasonable or sensible herder who wish/aimed good to himself and his fellow Nigerians, will in his real sense go to people’s farms under the cover of darkness or in the broad day light with a bad intention to destroy farmer produce and kill them if they try to prevent their animal from consuming the yet to be harvested farm produce.”
He advised that the herders must immediately stop this barbaric act of destroying people’s farm produce; they should know that whoever destroys people’s property Allah will destroy their own no matter how long it will be take; whoever wants to get good ending in our perishable world must treat his fellow human beings with love, sincerity and kindness; all Nigerians will be at the receiving end of their wickedness and cruel act.
He added that: “Whoever killed his fellow human being in cold blood must be judged by our impartial judges or by Almighty Allah (SWA; that their act is capable of reversing the progress being made at various levels by the present administration to bring about lasting peace and stability as well as boosting food production in the country.”
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