The Member of Parliament for Asante
Akyem North, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang has led a demonstration at Agogo in the
Ashanti region to evict Fulani herdsmen from the area.
The demonstration was dubbed
"operation kill any cattle seen on farmlands."
The youth in the area say the action
is a last resort as traditional leaders of the area have failed to solve the
age-long ‘Fulani menace’.
The Fulani herdsmen have been accused of many crimes including murder,rape, and destruction of farm lands by their grazing cattle.
An ‘Operation Cow Leg’, introduced
by security forces in a renewed effort to curb the menace in January last year,
has also not yielded results.
But in a press statement, the youth
of the area have vowed to prevent chiefs from celebrating any festival until
the Fulanis are evicted.
The youth have warned citizens of
Agogo not to render any kind of services such as selling of food items,
transport services to the Fulanis. They warned that anyone who does so shall be
considered ‘an enemy of Agogo’ and shall be treated as such.
They added that they will continue
with the ‘peaceful public campaign until the last Fulani and their cattle leave
their land.’
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