Herdsmen, cattle rearers or any other person (s)
who rear or graze cattle or any other livestock
openly in any part of Oyo State now risk at least
five (5) years jail term or a fine of five hundred
thousand naira (500,000.00) or both if found
guilty.
The punishments attached to open grazing of
cattle or any livestock in the state was contained
in the recently passed anti-open grazing bill by
the state House of Assembly.
The bill was passed
into law by the lawmakers on Thursday despite
the resistance from some herdsmen in the state
who threatened the Assembly with legal actions.
The bill which is currently awaiting Govenor Seyi
Makinde’s assent would be fully enforced as soon
as the Governor appends his signature.
The bill when signed by the Governor and
becomes law, recommends five years
imprisonment or a fine of N500,000.00 or both
for anyone who engages in open rearing or
grazing of livestock.
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It recommends that subsequent offenders shall
upon conviction be liable to 10 years
imprisonment or a fine of N2 million or both.
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