Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday at the EXCO chambers of the Government House, Abakaliki banned herdsmen from entering Ivo Local Government Area, until the completion of the investigation into the recent herdsmen and farmer clashes in the state.“I am banning herdsmen from entering Ivo Local Government Area until this investigation is completed. I want my security men to carry out my instruction.
“No herdsman should enter the place. No cattle should enter Ivo council area again until this investigation is completed. At the end of the day when the report comes out, my prayer is that they would be alive. This is because whoever that is the first aggressor will go to prison in this state. I will send the person to prison no matter who the person is.“The National President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and his secretary told me something; they said no herdsman was supposed to come from Enugu State to Ebonyi State, without first getting approval from the Ardo of wherever he is coming from.
“The Ardo in charge of where he is coming from must first write a letter to the Ardo of where he is going to in Ebonyi. And the Ardo here must approve his coming. The village head must also agree that the herdsman should come. If the two of them say no, then the herdsman cannot come” he said.
