By Ultimatenewsnigeria
Ebonyi State government is to set up a special court for the prosecution of the offenders of COVID-19 law and Protocols, cultism, and herdsmen Clashes, rapes and killings in the State.
It also directed all Local Government Area Chairmen to liaise with the Miyetti Allah leadership to produce identity cards for all Herders operating within their localities.
These were contained in the communique issued at the end of an enlarged security meeting held Akanu Ibiam International Conference Centre, Abakaliki, in Tuesday, which was chaired by Governor David Umahi.
According to the communique which was read by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Kelechi Igwe, the Chief Judge of Ebonyi State is enjoined by this meeting to urgently set up a special Court for the trial and arrest of the offenders of COVID-19 law and Protocols, cases of cultism, and herdsman Clashes, rapes and killings.
The statement warned that "henceforth, Members of Miyetti Allah and their leadership must take responsibilities for any destruction of farms, crops, properties, including any attack on any Community in Ebonyi State", adding that rape cases were not exempted.
"They must produce within seven(7) days for arrest and prosecution the perpetrators of such bastardly acts from amongst their membership", the communiqué added.
"In the same vein, Communities leaders and Traditional Rulers, Development Centre Coordinators, Local Government Council Chairmen and political Office Holders must take responsibility and produce attackers and killers of herdsmen or the cows for arrest and prosecution within seven (7) days whenever such occurs.
"Henceforth, Herders must reside in the community where they graze their cattle.
"Rearing and grazing of Cattle within and around Centenary City, Government House, Schools, Churches, Mosques and Public places of recreation are hereby prohibited and offenders must be prosecuted in accordance with our law within seven(7) days of the arrest.
"All persons carrying cow by foot on the tarred road, on our concrete roads must be arrested and handed over to the police within seven days of prosecution by the community.
"The various communities are by this meeting empowered to arrest and handover to the police any under-aged grazing within your community and the Chief Herder who is the custodian of such under-aged persons must be prosecuted by the police, in accordance with our law," the communique stated
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