IGP Abubakar explained why police cannot stop hersmen/farmers clashes.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar has said clashes persist between herdsmen and local farmers because they largely occur in remote locations that lack police stations and outposts.
The IGP disclosed this in Abuja on March 24, 2014, Monday, before going into a closed door meeting with Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) from the zonal commands.
He noted that the attacks happen inside remote rural communities with difficult terrains, where there are no telephone networks.
The IGP further blamed the crisis on the nomadic nature of the herdsmen who have lost grazing fields and cattle routes in recent times due to the activities of farmers.
IGP Abubakar said policemen have been deployed to the flashpoints in Benue, Taraba, Kaduna and Zamfara states to maintain peace.
The boss of the police, who described owning weapons, especially guns, without police permit as illegal, lamented that without adequate information arrests are difficult.
The IGP confirmed that the police made several recoveries of arms and ammunition from Fulani herdsmen and farmers on both sides. He also added that lots of firearms and ammunitions were recovered after the clashes.
It would be recalled that herdsmen/farmers clashes claimed about 55 lives in Benue just during the last weekend.
Source: Legit.ng
