The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) said there was no eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo State or any part of the South West region.
Chairman of NGF and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said this in Akure at a meeting with the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
He said the order from Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was misconstrued in the media.
Fayemi clarified that AKeredolu only directed that all herdsmen should register for them to operate in the state forest reserves.
The NGF Chairman said ethnic profiling had to stop, adding that all tribes in Nigeria were faced with the challenge of security.
He said Fulanis were also victims of crimes and criminalities such as cattle rustling.
“Many members of MACBAN were born in the South-West. So, Akeredolu cannot ask Fulani to vacate Ondo State.
“The areas concerned are the forest reserves and it is about registration and also to work in line with the law.
“What we are after is the criminals, not Fulani herdsmen, criminals are criminals irrespective of their ethnic group,” Fayemi said.
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