An 18-man disciplinary committee has been set up in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area to monitor and punish any herdsman found disturbing the peace.
The committee was set up after a meeting between leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and Eggon Cultural and Development Association on Saturday in Nasarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State.
The ECDA is also expected to form similar committee to identify and monitor trouble makers in the community, and take appropriate action to preserve the peace.
The meeting identified alcoholism and intake of hard drugs among youths as the major cause of clashes between farmers and herdsmen, and between communities in the area.
The meeting, therefore, called on the state government to ban the sale of hard drugs and close down any outlet engaged in the practice.
In their separate speeches, the state chairman of MACABA, Alhaji Muhammad Hussaini, and the ECDA President, Mr James Manza restated their commitment to jointly preach peace to their members.
They agreed that peaceful co-existence between farmers and the herdsmen was necessary in boosting agricultural production and socio economic development.
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