A group of herdsmen, armed, have stormed the Taraba State House of Assembly calling on the legislators to dump the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranchers Establishment Bill 2017 before it.
The armed herdsmen under the umbrella of the state chapter of the Miyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, threatened fire and brimstone if the Bill, is passed into law.
In a speech by the state’s Chairman of Miyeti Allah, Sahabi Tukur, which was read by Alhaji Adamu Azo at the gate of the Taraba State House of Assembly before the Speaker, the group condemned the bill which they described as a move to subdue the Fulani tribe and also to undermine and restrict activities of the Fulani tribe in the state.
It called on lawmakers to jettison the bill in the collective interest of the people of the state while also threatening to disrupt law and order if the bill is passed into law.
In his reaction, the Taraba State House of Assembly Speaker, Peter Diah condemned the threats by the Chairman of the group and also frowned at the fact that members of Miyeti Allah who came for the protests, were carrying arms.
“How can you mobilise for protest and you allow your members to carry arms? The Assembly is an organised place and the security will not allow disorder,” he said.
Continuing, he added that; “I think that was why they were not allowed access into the complex, but as a leader who was elected by the people, I insisted I will attend to them, even in the midst of their weapons.
The Speaker also asked the group to compile all areas they are not comfortable with as a memorandum for the public hearing, stressing that the Assembly had given room for groups and individuals to attend the public hearing with their lawyers.
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