The dust raised by the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, for herders to vacate the state forest reserves, is yet to settle.
Different groups and individuals, have continued to support Governor’s decision,to checkmate the rising cases of crime in the state.
With less than 48 hours to the expiration of the vacation order, there are growing concerns on how government plans to enforce the directive.
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For Biola Eniola a farmer, he claimed that the activities of herdsmen has led to the destruction of his farmland, while cash crops worth millions of naira have been destroyed.
And to some residents of the state, it is high time government enacted laws, to end the activities of herders in the forest reserves and put an end to normadic farming which they also said will check incidences of kidnapping.
(Edited by Tunde Orebiyi)
