By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated that the ban on the movement of Fulani cows in the South-East takes effect from April 27, 2022 and is sacrosanct.

It said that the enforcement of the ban on open grazing which has since been pronounced by South East Governors “and passed into law by many states in Biafran land will start on same date”.

A statement on Monday by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, said: “The Nigeria security agencies have failed to enforce the ban. Thus, from the said date, no cows should be seen roaming the streets of Biafraland.

“From April 27, 2022, anybody interested in cow business anywhere in Biafra land, must have a ranch, and properly mark the cows. Cows seen outside ranches with effect from this date shall be treated as contraband products. Owners of such cows should blame themselves.

“Owners of cows and ranches should properly mark them with their ranch name or symbol for easy identification.”

IPOB said that the measures “have become necessary to stop the senseless and wanton killings in Biafra land by Fulani jihadists masquerading as herdsmen”.

It added: “We want to stop the incessant invasion of our communities and raping of our mothers and sisters by Fulani herdsmen. Enough is enough!

“Our action is not targeted against any tribe. We are only taking this measure as a necessity for self preservation.

“Igbo people alone in Biafraland spent more than N3 trillion every year on cows. We, therefore, want to stop using our money to finance the genocidal attacks on our people by Fulani herdsmen. Let them keep their cows that we may have our lives.

“We want our people to breed native cows in our land and also put them in a ranch. We won’t tolerate the wandering of cattle again in our land.”

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