Ebonyi State Governor,Dave Umahi has ordered vigilantes and leaders of local government areas to immediately enforce the ban on open grazing across the state.
Umahi gave the order in Abakaliki, the state capital while briefing newsmen at the end of the state security council meeting.
He said though there was no herder presently in the state, the ban on open grazing should be seriously enforced.
The governor promised to fully fund Vigilante operations in the state noting that the security agencies can not be everywhere.
Umahi warned against inciting comments on the social media saying such increases tension in the land.
He enjoined the people of the south east especially the leaders to condemn the incessant attacks on police facilities among other threats saying the attacks were not perpetrated by herders but by criminals and bandits in the zone.
Umahi directed Policemen to protect themselves and ordered the arrest of some individuals whose utterances escalated the conflict and killings especially in Effium and Mgbo communites of the state.
