Gov Diri Orders Manhunt of Anti-open Grazing Law Violators

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has ordered the manhunt of herders breaching the state’s anti-open grazing law.

This came after two herders were arrested at the Sampou junction along the East-West Road in the Kolokuma/Opokuma council area of the state.

Diri’s convoy had sighted the herders and their cattle, a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Daniel Alabrah held.

Thereafter, Alabrah said that the governor instructed the Chief Security Coordinator of the state, Gen Eric Angaye in the convoy to ensure the arrest and prosecution of herders.

He further ordered security agencies to continue with the prosecution of violators henceforth.

Checks revealed Diri had signed the “Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law,” which criminalises open grazing in the state on March 10, 2021.