Herders who have defied the law in Abia State to undertake open grazing despite the law against it in the state may have to have a change of mind. This is because authorities in the state have said the ban on open grazing is still in force. Therefore, the ban in various villages of Ibeku ancient Kingdom, Umuahia North LGA of Abia state has been reaffirmed by the people. The President General of Ibeku Egwu Asaa Development Association (IEADA) Jerry Onyemachi, who announced this in Umuahia, explained that the ban on open grazing was still in force.
He cautioned cattle owners, cattle herders and their “collaborators” against openly grazing their cattle on people’s farms in Ibeku land. The President General, who expressed worry on the activities of cattle on farmlands in some Ibeku communities, especially Ajata Amuzu Ibeku, directed the owners of the cattle to remove them without delay.
According to the IEADA President General, “disobedience to the anti-open grazing directive would not be tolerated in any part of Ibeku land.”