President Bola Tinubu has told Fulani herders across the country to embrace ranching, abandon open grazing, and surrender all illegal firearms as part of a renewed national effort to curb farmer–herder conflicts.
The President, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the Federal Government is adopting long-term, sustainable measures to address the decades-long clashes between pastoralists and farming communities violence that has destabilised several states in the North and Middle Belt.
Tinubu’s message comes amid a fresh wave of insecurity, including a series of school kidnappings in Niger, Kebbi and other states over the past week, as well as continuing farmer–herder confrontations that have claimed lives and displaced rural communities.
“Ranching is now the path forward for sustainable livestock farming and national harmony,” the President said, stressing that the government would support herders in transitioning to modern livestock systems that reduce friction with settled farmers.
The call to disarm forms part of a broader security strategy aimed at removing illegal weapons from circulation while addressing the root causes of communal conflicts.
