Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has prohibited cattle movement on foot throughout the state.
Soludo, who met with members of the Anambra State Cattle Menace Committee at the Government House in Awka over the weekend, said the ban was in line with the State’s 2021 anti-open grazing law, and that enforcement would begin in September.
“Now that we have a law banning open grazing, the law enforcement agents have been directed to implement it.
“Though the law has been in existence since almost one year ago, cattle rearers keep parading certain areas in the State in contravention to the law,” Soludo said.
Soludo, while speaking at the meeting, said that his administration would ensure the implementation of the law by September.
He applauded members of the Anambra State Cattle Menace Committee for their devotion to duty, saying that Anambra people have largely lived in harmony with herdsmen, but the herdsmen must conduct their businesses within the ambit of extant laws.