We’ve resolved farmers, herders crisis, says Anambra State government

Anambra State government has declared the crisis between farmers and herders in the state resolved.

Suspected herdsmen attacked some communities in Anam, Anambra West Council, at the weekend, which left about six people dead, some of them beheaded.

The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, stated yesterday that the crisis between herdsmen and crop farmers in Anam community last week had been resolved.

He added: “The swift resolution followed the directive by Governor Willie Obiano to the Anambra State Security Council to bring the crisis to an end immediately and find out the causes of the crisis and suggest how to address them, to forestall future occurrence.

“Following the governor’s directive, the Commissioner of Police, the State Director of the Department of State Security (DSS), commanders of the army and naval formations in the state, commandant of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the special adviser to the governor on security as well as the special assistant to the governor on security led other state security council members to end the dispute quickly.”