The Anambra State police command is set on a war path with herdsmen in the state following the decision by the police to ban the herdsmen from operating in the day time across the state.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr Hosea Karma, said the herdsmen would henceforth operate at night in the state.
The decision was taken yesterday in Awka after a joint meeting with the Anambra State Cattle Menace Conflict Committee at the Government House.
Karma said the restriction was put in place to minimize conflicts between the herdsmen and native farmers in the area.
But one of the herdsmen, who spoke with The Nation in confidence, said such arrangement cannot work in the state, saying the herdsmen can only move in the day time.
However, the police commissioner urged the Fulani cattle herdsmen and the host communities to allow peace to reign by cooperating and living harmoniously.
He warned that the police would not spare anybody who would want to foment trouble in the state.
Members of the committee include the state security council, representatives of traditional rulers, presidents-generals of town unions and other stakeholders.
According to the police boss, “the committee had worked hard to minimize conflicts between the host community farmers and cattle herdsmen, as well as for them to live harmoniously.
“We must live together in peace. If there is any problem, they should report to the appropriate authority. Nobody is allowed to take the laws into his hands.”