A 10-man committee comprising nine governors headed by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has been set up by the National Economic Council (NEC) to put a stop to the incessant killings by the Fulani herdsmen.
This was disclosed by Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting.
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He was with Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, at the briefing.
According to Ganduje, the committee which is headed by Osinbajo, has the governors of Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Benue, Adamawa, Edo, Plateau, Oyo and Ebonyi States as members.
He said the committee would collaborate with the Federal Government in addressing the killings and violence in many parts of the country.
He also said that the committee will work to ensure that all the perpetrators of violence are brought to book.
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