All Fulani herdsmen operating within the Volta Region or intending to venture into the region have been served a strong caution to reconsider and relocate before it’s too late.
According to the Volta Regional Minister, Helen Adwoa Ntoso, her office has noted with concern, some of the nefarious activities of these herdsmen aside their cattle rearing.
She said there had been several complaints about how some of these herdsmen infringe upon the rights of citizens and destroy farmlands.
Some, she said, have also been arrested in connection with some armed robberies and theft among others.
Madam Ntoso therefore announced that the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) would soon launch “Operation Cow Leg,” a security operation aimed at checking the activities of some of these unscrupulous Fulani herdsmen. She made the announcement at a press conference last Tuesday in Ho, the regional capital.
She noted that other regions had started similar operations to drive out the herdsmen. Intelligence reports gathered by the REGSEC indicated that many of these herdsmen were venturing into the Volta Region, she revealed.
This is what has occasioned the activation of the “Operation Cow Leg”, a combined police and military operation aimed at ensuring that the herdsmen are driven out.
The minister was quick to add that the REGSEC and the region were not against herdsmen transiting through the region to other destinations, but against them staying and operating in the region. She said “they are permitted to pass through, but not permitted to stay.”
The regional minister, who was flanked by her deputy, Francis Ganyaglo, and other members of the REGSEC, warned that “the earlier they started moving out, the better it will be for them.”
Unforeseen Complications
Despite this announcement made by the REGSEC, some residents have noted that some of these Fulani herdsmen have lived in the region for several years and wondered how they would be forced out.
Another complication has to do with an ongoing registration of all such herdsmen as a means of monitoring their activities and taking revenue from them in districts such as Agotime-Ziope, Adkalu and Akatsi North among others.
This notwithstanding, the regional minister believes that the “Operation Cow Leg” in the region will have a holistic outlook to ensure that all complications are well taken care of.
From Fred Duodu, Ho (freduoo@gmail.com)
Via: -Daily Guide
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