He told State House correspondents that President Muhammadu Buhari would declare the conference open. The minister said the conference was part of efforts by the ECOWAS and some other African countries towards finding permanent solutions to the persistent farmers-herdsmen clashes. “I had meetings with the President of ECOWAS Commission, the one that left, and we agreed to have this conference sometime last month. “The whole idea is to look at this issue of movement across borders. Local sources said heavily armed soldiers stormed several communities in the area including Uwheru, Agadama and Ohoro communities which have been under herdsmen attacks.

Source: Punch April 19, 2018 01:07 UTC