Amid heightening security threats in Enugu State, the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Tuesday warned herdsmen in the state to avoid any form of confrontation with their host communities but to remain law-abiding.
The association also vowed to ensure that anyone whose herds destroyed crops would be made to pay just as any farmer who killed a cow would do the same.
The MACBAN position came as the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmad Abdurrahman, expressed his determination to improve the safety and security of people in the state.
But, AbdulRahman who spoke at his maiden interface with Senior Officers, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Department of the State Command said his mission in the state was to serve and to ensure a safe and secure environment for all, adding that he is going to engage relevant stakeholders to reduce the incessant security worries in the state.
''We are to take the war to would-be criminals. We are not ready to give them breathing space through our visibility policing'' he said.
On extortion and corrupt tendencies among officers of the police force, he warned in strong term that such will not be condoled, noting that anyone linked with any corrupt tendencies will be punished in line with police Act and regulations.
''Corruption debases our integrity; we need to shun it from all angle. We have to serve the people by being sincere, dedicated to duty and humble'' he said.
Meanwhile, on its part, the MACBAN and Ibagwa Nike community, Enugu East Local Government Area on Tuesday struck a peace deal.
The deal was struck at a town hall meeting facilitated by the traditional ruler of the community, HRH Igwe Emmanuel Ugwu which had in attendance members of MACBAN and Sarki Hausa, Alhaji Yusuf Sambo.
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