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2021-09-22 Africa Subsaharan
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Nigeria: No More Open Grazing in Lagos, As Sanwo-Olu Signs Bill Into Law
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[All Africa] Eleven days after the State House of Assembly passed the bill, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assented to the bill prohibiting Open Cattle Grazing and Trespass of Cattle on Land.
The bill was unanimously passed by the State House of Assembly and transmitted to the Executive arm for authorisation.
With the governor's assent, it is now criminal in Lagos for herdsmen to occupy unapproved public areas and private land with their livestock for grazing. The law also prohibits the act of moving cattle round public places by herders.
The signing of the anti-open grazing law by the Governor followed the decision of Southern Governors' Forum last August, setting the September deadline to pass the law across member States.
There have been crises witnessed in some States, resulting from alleged open grazing.
Although farmer-herder crisis is not pronounced in Lagos, the anti-open grazing law is expected to prevent the spillover of the menace into the State.
Sanwo-Olu, who assented to the bill during the State's Executive Council meeting in Alausa, directed the security agencies to swing immediately into action and enforce provisions of the law.
He said: "By the powers vested in me as the Governor of Lagos State, I am signing the bill on Open Cattle Grazing and Trespass of Cattle on Land into law to prohibit issues associated with open grazing of livestock."
The Governor also signed legislation transforming the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) into a full-blown agency.
The development coincided with the commemorative month dedicated to raising awareness on gender-based violence in the State. The Governor and members of the State's cabinet wore attire with purple shades to support the campaign against sexual violence.
The DSVRT legislation provides for the establishment of Sexual Offenders' Register that would help the State efficiently tackle violations in the communities.
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