As part of deliberate and
elaborate efforts by the Nigeria Police Force to finally bring to an end the
lingering crisis between herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country, the
Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, Thursday,
March 27, 2014 at the Force Headquarters, Abuja held an interactive meeting
with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (Umbrella body for Fulani
Herdsmen), which comes as the first of a series of meetings already planned by
the Force.
According to the FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, CSP FRANK E. MBA, the essence of the meeting was to
find an alternative dispute resolution mechanism geared towards finding a
lasting solution to the lingering crisis. The IGP called on the leadership of
Miyetti Allah and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with the Police in
this regards. The IGP further reiterated that in addition to the ongoing crisis
management measures and the core law enforcement strategies already being
implemented by the Force in the affected areas, there was need for the Police
to meet with stakeholders and parties to the conflict so as to bring an end to
the crisis.
On their part, the Miyetti Allah
delegates assured the IGP of their readiness to cooperate with the Government
and the Police in finding lasting solutions to the problem.
Consequently, a committee was
constituted which has the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of
Operations as Chairman. Other members of the committee include: the President,
the Secretary-General and three other members from both Miyetti Allah as well
as the President and the executives of Farmers Associations and community
leaders of the affected areas. The IGP charged the committee to visit all the
affected states to liaise with Police Commands and to consult with the
Governors and stakeholders in the affected states with the view to entrenching
peaceful co-existence.
Also in attendance at the meeting
were the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Training and
Operations Departments respectively, Principal Staff Officer to the IGP and
other Senior Police Officers.
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