Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has demonstrated his seriousness about the Ekiti anti-grazing bill by personally impounded a cow that was grazing along Ado-Afao Road.
The governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, posted on his Facebook page that Fayose on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti led armed security men and some youths to impound the cow.
Olayinka said as soon as the two herdsmen monitoring the cows sighted the governor, they ran into the bush. But the youths gave them a hot chase and captured one of the cows.
He said, “Governor Fayose was going to Ikole Ekiti when he came across herdsmen along Afao Ekiti Road in Ado Ekiti.
“The governor demonstrated the seriousness of the Ekiti State Anti-Grazing Law by personally seeing to it that one of the cows was ‘arrested’ by youths after the herdsmen ran into the bush upon sighting the governor’s security men. The remaining cows ran into the bush too.”
Olayinka also hinted that the Ekiti grazing enforcement marshalls would start work in a matter of days.
Governor Fayose had on August 29 signed a law regulating the grazing of cattle and other animals in Ekiti.
The law prescribes that grazing activities must be from 7am to 6pm daily. And any herdsman caught with firearms and any weapon will be charged with terrorism.
The law further stipulates that any farm produce destroyed by the activities of the herdsman shall be estimated by an agricultural officer and the estimate would be borne by any arrested herdsman.
Anyone found violating the law, would upon conviction, be sentenced to six months in prison. There is no option of fine.
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