INSECURITY: Herdsmen receive military training in Ekiti – Report vanguardnews
, where they engage in some kind of military training, according to a report prepared by a committee raised by Ekiti Council of Elders .
“The influx of non-indigenes into Ekiti has reached a critical level. There is palpable apprehension in the minds of many indigenes of the potential negative consequences of this influx, especially as there is a feeling of loss of control over this development”, the report, in its introduction, noted.
“For both the townships and countrysides, the key elements of the questionnaires include the nature of tenancies, payments, settlement patterns and whatever else the indigenes considered of significance to their relationships with the non-indigenes. In regards of the countrysides, mining and cattle rearing issues were additional elements of the questionnaire”.
“Initially, they tend to seek permission to settle on the land and graze their cattle, albeit temporarily. “Indeed there are cases of these herdsmen raping, maiming and killing of the indigenes without provocation. “Such produce include fruits like oranges, mangoes and bananas. They also include cash crops like cocoa, plantain and cashew.
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