The Hausa-Fulani community in Cross River State has appealed to Governor Ben Ayade to allocate a portion of land to herdsmen in the state in order to enable them graze their cattle.

Mr Sani Baba-Gombe, Leader of the association in the state, made the appeal on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar.
According to Baba-Gombe, the land if allocated will put an end to the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in the state.

He said that one of the main challenges facing herdsmen in the state was a grazing land, hence the need for the state government to come to their aid.He said that the land would help the herdsmen to stop encroaching into people’s farmlands in search of food for their animals.
Baba-Gombe said, “We use to instruct our people to always ask for permission before entering into any land to graze.
“If I were to be a farmer, I won’t be pleased if any cattle come along to destroy my crops.
“If a grazing land is provided, the animals would not stray into farms and this would further prevent any future crisis between herdsmen and farmers in the state.
“All we are appealing for is a grazing land that is different from the farmlands; this would help us to stop encroaching into people’s farmlands in search of food for our cattle.
“We have also sensitised our people to always have a good understanding with their host communities.”
He further said that herdsmen in the state were tired of moving their cattle from one place to the other in search of food for them, hence the appeal for a reserved land for them. 
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Give them your land at your own future peril!
Give them your land at your own future peril! Does a cocoa farmer need a cocoa reserve land, does the goat breeder need a reserve area? The herdsmen are doing their personal business  like any other Nigerian. Let them go back to their home state where they can breed their cattle and export to other parts of the country. Or if they so wish negotiate for and buy the land from the locals on terms and conditions that will prevent future problems. The present scenerio, is seen as nothing but a ploy to further the islamization agenda by ensuring their presence and armory every where ready for assault. This section is added by the blogger