By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
Taraba State Government through the committee on cows/Sheep’s recovery, on Thursday handed over a total of 198 cows, 58 sheep’s and rams that were stolen within the axes of Karim-Lamido, Nasarawa State and Plateau State to legitimate owners.
Alhaji Aminu Hassan Jauro, the Jalingo Local Government Council chairman disclosed during the handing over exercise at the Taraba State College of Agriculture, Science the Technology, that the committee after rigorous check on 52 group of cattle realers to ascertain the genuine owners, it was discovered that the heads belong to two groups.
According to the council chairman, the two groups were able to present 90 per cent prof before the Committee to prove that they were legitimate owners of the animals.
“Through the intelligence efforts of the combined operation of security agencies, the local vigilante and hunters, we have intercepted 222 cows and 58 Sheeps. The cows were intercepted in Gassol local government area of Taraba after being rustled around the axes of Karim-Lamido, Nassarawa and Plateau State.
“Following the development, the state government directed for a constitution of a committee to source identify, verify and insure the genuine owners of the cows.
“After due diligence, two groups presented 90 per cent Prof that they were genuine owners of the cows and Sheep’s. Meanwhile, among the two groups, 198 cows and 58 Sheep’s and rams belongs to the other group while two cows belongs to the other,” he narrated.
The council chairman, while commending Governor Agbu Kefas for finding them worthy of the assignment, expressed that 24 cows were going to be down, pending proper identification by the true owner.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Yau Ibrahim, the Taraba state chairman, Miyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, commended the security and the committee’s efforts in ensuring that the cows were intercepted and handed over to the genuine owners.
