Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State says government has put machinery in place to reclaim all designated grazing reserves that have been encroached upon in the state.
Al-Makura disclosed this at an expanded state Security Council meeting on Monday in Lafia.
He attributed the incessant clashes between farmers and herders to the encroachment on grazing reserves across the state.
He said there were seven grazing reserves in the state with two of them in Awe and Keana being gazetted which had helped to ease the pressure between farmers and herdsmen over the years.
“These are expanse of land covering tens of kilometres, that if left for activities of herders, all the pressure will not have overwhelmed the available land for farming.
“So, I have directed the ministry of Agriculture to give me the detail maps and planned area for grazing…
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