...as Fulani-Bororo Serikis renew their cooperation with govt
The Government of the State of Osun has announced its readiness to begin massive enumeration and headcount of migrants and immigrants in the State.
The State Government also disclosed that it would ensure data capturing to enhance proper profiling of the herders residing in the State as part of efforts to strengthen cordial relationship and peaceful co-existence between the Fulani/Bororo herders and Yoruba crop farmers.
This is even as the heads of Fulani-Bororo otherwise known as Serikis renewed their cooperation and support with the government and pledged their readiness to continue to live peacefully with the people of their respective host communities in the State.
This was disclosed shortly after a meeting convened by the leadership of the State Committee on Peaceful Co-existence Between Fulani/Bororo farmers and Crop Farmers held with the heads of Fulanis and Bororos known as "Serikis" at the Conference Hall, State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, State Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo.
Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Mudasiru Toogun, said the decision was necessary as part of efforts to update the statistics and data of immigrants living in the State.
He said the initiative would help to determine the population of the immigrants so as to prevent any form of security threat that may arise from unchecked influx of migrants.
Toogun noted that the initiative would further help to give the government an insight into necessary infrastructural facilities to be done to support the Fulani and Bororo immigrants living in the State.
The Chairman of the Committee who applauded the participants who were largely heads of Fulanis and Bororos said the Administration
