Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has called on the farmers and Fulani herders in Darazo Local Government Area of the state to shield their swords and embrace peace.
Mohammed made the call in Darazo on Sunday while addressing the farmers and herders during a peace meeting in the area after a recent conflict between the groups.
The governor said he was in the area in order to foster peace and harmony and to ensure that conflict would not happen between them again.
Mohammed, who commended all parties for reaching a consensus during the meeting, urged them to come together and appreciate each other.
“We have noticed this problem, we have listened to the perspectives of the Fulani herders and the farmers in the area and what we need is to come together and appreciate each other.
“We are setting up a committee to look at the issues and we have asked everybody to shield their swords so that at the end of the day, we will have peace.
“We have also explained to them that today in Nigeria, only the farmers and the herders are providing the economic activities that are providing sustainability.
“They are in the informal sector but certainly they are the ones keeping us alive,” said the governor.
Earlier, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Sani Omolori-Aliyu said the clashes between the two groups in the area was not an isolated case but something that does with the season.
“About three weeks ago, we had issues in Darazo where we had to deploy a unit of mobile policemen and they have been here since then working round the clock to maintain peace.
“The heart of this issue is the issue of cattle routes and we urge all parties to be calm as the state government tries to address these issues.
“Nobody should take the laws into their hands because the police will not allow the society to degenerate into anarchy,” he said.
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