The Qua’an-Pan Local Government Council of Plateau State has banned the settlement of unauthorised herders migrating into the area and warned against grazing cattle on cultivated farmlands as part of measures to strengthen security and promote peaceful coexistence among residents.
The directive was announced by the Executive Chairman of the council, Christopher Manship, during a stakeholders’ meeting with traditional rulers and leaders of Miyetti Allah held at the Felix Dakyap Guest House, Doemak.
A statement issued on Thursday after the meeting and signed by the Director of Press and Publicity to Manship, Mr Danaan Sylvanus, said the chairman declared that the council would no longer tolerate the influx and settlement of herders migrating into Qua’an-Pan from other states or local government areas without the knowledge and consent of host communities, particularly the indigenous people and the leadership of Miyetti Allah.
According to Manship, the measure is aimed at preventing criminal
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