- Arrest the criminals and arraign them before Mobile Court that tries defaulters of Government directives on COVID-19.
- Order a stiffer penalty against mischievous grazing as part of fighting the global pandemic.
- Restrict grazing to farmlands so as to avoid deliberate destruction of farmed crops.
- Direct that victims of mischievous grazing be included in Government palliatives in order to cushion the effect of damaged suffered as a result of unrepentant obduracy of mischief makers; and
- Any other measure deemed appropriate in the circumstance.
Information reached out that more than forty (40) Cows were found grazing on a Maize farm belonging to Mr. Datiri Danladi of Vwak hamlet in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State.
The sad incident got to Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, Esq. of ECCVN through phone call made by the victim. According to the victim, “my whole Maize farm has been completely eaten up by Cows this evening, and the Divisional Police Headquarters of Riyom LGA has been informed about the mischief..” as the intercepted Cows will be “..handed to the appropriate authority for necessary actions” he said.
This is one of the hundreds incidences of mischievous grazing the community and other neighbouring villages had suffered within Riyom LGA in 2020.
By implication, there’s bound to be a man-made hunger gravely looming up amidst COVID19 pandemic which ought to have caused a restrain to the continued nefarious activities of the herders.
In view of this, the constituted authorities are hereby implored to-
By:
Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, Esq.
National Coordinator of Emancipation Centre for Crisis Victims in Nigeria-ECCVN
