Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board
has seized 31 cows and 53 sheep and their owners were charged to court
for illegal grazing in the Federal Capital Territory.
The owners were fined various amounts of money by the environmental sanitation mobile court.
The AEPB Information and Outreach
Officer, Samuel Musa, told Northern City News in a telephone interview
on Thursday that cattle grazing had reduced in the FCT following the new
approach adopted by the board.
He explained that the Miyetti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association had partnered with the AEPB to enlighten its
members about the illegality of cattle grazing in the FCT.
Musa said, “So far, we have arrested
over 31 cows and 53 sheep for illegal grazing in the FCT. Our tough
approach is paying off, as we now have fewer incidents of cattle grazing
in the city.
“The cattle breeders association is also
working with us to arrest errant herdsmen. Many of them were arrested
with their cattle and arraigned in court and fined.”
The AEPB also said that it had arrested
38 beggars and handed them over to the FCT Social Welfare Development
for rehabilitation, adding that a member of a syndicate that brought
them to Abuja from Suleja, Niger State was also nabbed and handed over
to the police.
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