From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Niger State Government has disclosed that it will compensate pastoralists who have lost their livestock to cattle rustlers.
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state disclosed this at the Fulani Cultural Festival organized by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Fulani Socio-Cultural Association of Nigeria in Bida.
Represented by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane explained that six pastoralists, two each from the three Senatorial Zones of the State who were victims of cattle rustling will be identified and compensated with ten cattle each.
He stressed that the gesture is the willingness of Government in providing initiatives aimed at fostering peace as well as nurture harmonious relationship among the citizenry.
