21 cows were reportedly poisoned to death died on Friday evening at the State College of Education (KSCOE) in Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area.
Speaking to Daily Trust on the development, the spokesman for the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Kaduna State Chapter, Ibrahim Bayero said the cows belonged to Pate Gambo (15 cows), Iliyas Gambo (five cows) and Inusa Gambo (one cow).
In a move to reconcile the parties, the Executive Chairman, Jema’a Local Government, Comrade Yunana Markus Barde organised a meeting for further peace engagement and understanding between the farmers and herders in Gidan Waya, Godogodo Chiefdom and their Fulani neighbours over the case of 21 cows said to have been slaughtered after allegedly taking poison in the area.
Speaking during the meeting, the chairman expressed dismay over the incident, which he described as a deliberate handiwork of the enemies of peace to frustrate the peace process and cause crisis in the area.
Comrade Barde sympathised with the owners of the affected cows and assured them that he would report the incident and present their request to the state government for further action.
He again cautioned the people against any act capable of truncating the relative atmosphere of peaceful coexistence currently prevailing in the area and warned that anyone caught would suffer the full wrath of the law.
Also speaking, the traditional ruler of Godogodo, Dr Habila Saidu commended the Fulani in Gidan Waya, especially owners of the affected cows for their understanding and recourse to the law which he said was exemplary.
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