LAGOS State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the state’s anti-open grazing bill into law.

The bill was signed by the governor at the statehouse on Monday.

It was passed after a clause-by-clause consideration by the State House of Assembly on September 9.

READ ALSO:

VAT: Rivers, Lagos economies were built with contributions of other states -Masari

Lagos will implement VAT law despite appeal court order -Lawmaker

Five years after, herders disregard restrictions on open grazing in Abuja

The law recommends a 21-year jail term for gun-wielding herdsmen in the state.

Lagos State has joined 12 other states, including Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Abia, to implement an earlier agreement by the southern governors in July to ban open grazing in the region.

Other states that are yet to implement the agreement includes Imo, Anambra, Delta and Edo States.

Vincent Ufuoma

Reporter at International Centre for Investigative Reporting | Author Page

You can reach out to me on Twitter via: vincent_ufuoma