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Gov Diri Orders Prosecution Of Herders For Breaching Anti-Grazing Law

Gov Diri Orders Prosecution Of Herders For Breaching Anti-Grazing Law

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed security agencies to clamp down on violators of the state’s anti-open grazing law. Senator Diri gave the fresh directive on Thursday when he stopped his convoy to apprehend two herders and their cattle at the Sampou community junction along the East-West road in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. The governor expressed anger that despite several warnings, some persons were still brazenly breaching the law against open grazing in the state. On March 10, 2021, the Bayelsa governor signed the “Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law, 2021.” He stated that henceforth, law enforcement agencies must ensure that they apply the full weight of the law on violators. The governor directed the st...