Reps move to block entry of foreign herdsmen into Nigeria

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to put a halt to alleged entry of herdsmen from other African countries into Nigeria.

has urged the Federal Government to put a halt to alleged entry of herdsmen from other African countries into Nigeria.Moving the motion earlier, Mr Elumelu said that in recent years, herdsmen had been on rampage, destroying farm lands, burning villages and killing innocent Nigerians indiscriminately in many states across the federation.

He said that those herdsmen, who were militant in nature, had consistently instilled fears in lives of local farmers and villagers living in the affected areas. “The violent conflicts between the nomadic herders from neighbouring countries and local farmers is escalating by the day to more states of the federation, and if left unchecked will further threaten the security and stability of the nation.“Yet, to date, response to the crisis at both the federal and state levels have been very poor and ineffective.

“This is so as to curb the rate of crimes and conflicts associated with their movements across Nigeria,” he said.

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