S/West gets c’ttee on herders, farmers crisis

Worried by the incessant crisis between herdsmen and farmers in some states in the South-west region, leadership of the Fulani community in the zone has set up a surveillance committee to tackle the situation.
The surveillance committee, it was gathered, will as part of its mandate assess damage to the farms and work out a compensation plan for the victims.
Leader of the Fulani community in the South-west, the Sardaunan Yamma, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, who is also the Sarkin Sasa of Ibadanland, said this during a meeting between Fulani herdsmen and farmers from Iwo, Osun State.
Alhaji Haruna, who called for dialogue between the two groups, said there is a need for enduring solution to the crisis, just as he decried calls for reprisal.
He enjoined Fulani parents to monitor the movement of their children so as to prevent them from engaging in criminal activities.
Responding, the visiting team from Iwo led by the Sarkin Hausawa of Iwo, Alhaji Ado Galadima, expressed gratitude to the Sarkin Sasa for convening the meeting.
He promised that Iwo community would not experience another herdsmen/farmers crisis.
In his address, leader of the Fulani community in Osun State, Alhaji Sulaiman Oluwatoyin, hailed Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for managing herdsmen in the state.