On May 11, 2021, Governors from the southern part of Nigeria met in Asaba, Delta State to proffer solutions to killings, kidnapping and other challenges bedevilling the nation.
The governors, under the aegis of the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum (SNGF), condemned open grazing of animals and movement of cattle from the northern part of the country to the south.
The governors also called for a national conference to determine national questions bothering on the nature of Nigeria’s federalism and federal character in national appointments, among other issues.
Earlier before Southern Governors’ decision banning open grazing of cattles, the Abia State House of Assembly had in 2018 passed the anti-grazing bill, which prohibits nomadic cattle rearing and grazing routes in the State.
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Published 14 May 2021
ABIA State Police Command has confirmed that over 100 gunmen razed a police station in Bende Local Government Area of the state Wednesday night.
The latest attack on a police station in the state came barely six hours after Governor Okezie Ikpeazu left Bende LGA headquarters after a civic reception in honour of the immediate past House of Representatives member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Nnenna Ukeje.
The attack also came just few hours after the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Amaekpu, Ohafia LGA, was burnt.
Sources who witnessed the incident that happened at about 10.45pm disclosed that suspects detained at the station were freed by the gunmen.
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