Chidi Samuel|
The Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Tuesday, called for the suspension of the implementation of the anti-grazing law in all the states where the law is in operation.
According to the minister, the suspension will help in reducing tension in the affected states.
Dan-Ali made the call while briefing newsmen at the end of a security meeting the service chiefs held with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He said, “There is a need for the Nigeria police and Department of State Services to prosecute all the suspects arrested in the affected states while negotiating safe routes for the herders.
The Defense Minister also said that the president has launched operation last hold to flush out insurgents from their hideouts in the Lake Chad Basin.
Also speaking, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said that a team comprising the military, police and civil defence would be deployed to Zamfara State in two weeks to ensure maximum protection for the people.
Tuesday’s call by the defense minister will add fuel to the views of those who have accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies of complicity in the killings of innocent Nigerians in the affected states.
Those present at Tuesday’s meeting were, Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali, the National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and Director General of the NIA, Ahmed Abubakar.