- Emphasizing the need for multifaceted approaches to tackle insecurity, he highlighted ongoing efforts, including collaboration with the private sector in enhancing city security
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, has revealed plans to halt the roaming of cattle within the city center.
Expressing discontent over this issue during a meeting with the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand, Wike stated that he has engaged in discussions with various stakeholders to address the matter.
Emphasizing the need for multifaceted approaches to tackle insecurity, he highlighted ongoing efforts, including collaboration with the private sector in enhancing city security.
Wike had in 2023 vowed that he would put an end open grazing in Abuja.
Meanwhile, the immediate past Rivers State governor said herdsmen could rear their cattle outside the city but would no longer be allowed to graze on the grasses used for the beautification of the city.
He said, “We will consult with the herdsmen to see how we will stop (open grazing) because we can not allow cows inside the city.
“So, we will discuss. Let us say it, you are trekking inside the [presidential] Villa for example, and you see about 20,000 to 40,000 goats, if foreigners see that, how would they feel?
“We are not going to tolerate the issue of markets everywhere. Yes, I know that things are difficult, but that doesn’t mean you should cause crises for other people. You are looking for what to put in your stomach, it must be done within the framework of the law.”
“In a city, people are selling with umbrellas under the trees. These things caused insecurity. We can not allow it,” he said.