A senate committee led by Senator Dino Meleye of Kogi state rose from a meeting and ordered Abuja residents to kill any Fulani caw they see roaming the streets in Abuja. At a point the same committee told them to arrest the cows and demand N50,000 fine. They were probably speaking out of frustration because when you ask someone to kill a cow, how much are you paying him to kill the cow and what will happen to the dead cow lying on the road. Are you going to also train Abuja residents on cow killing skills or are you urging them to approach a cow with a knife and risk being kicked in the groin. This solution is absolutely risky, expensive inhuman and has failed on arrival. This particular senate did not pass any law when hundreds of Nigerian citizens died in Agatu over land for cow grazing. This time around they feel bad that cows are roaming the streets of Abuja and instead of passing a law they are giving ordinary people butchering license and law enforcement license at the same time. The Senate should pass a comprehensive law to band grazing in farms and residential areas and ask police to enforce the law. No Abuja resident should approach a cow with a knife unless the person has a contract and written authority from senate to kill cow for them.
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