The Taraba State government on Thursday – earlier today, February 20 – returned 198 cows recovered from cattle rustlers to the owners in Jalingo.
Dr Aminu Jauro, Chairman of the Taskforce Committee on Recovery of Stolen Cows to Owners, who handed over the cows in Jalingo, said the total number of recovered cows is 222 and 58 sheep.
Jauro, who is also the Chairman of Jalingo Local Government Area and the state chairman of ALGON, said the feat was achieved through collaboration between security agencies and local hunters.
He said the committee, after a careful screening of 52 cattle owner’ s groups, had identified and agreed to return the 198 cows to their owners remaining 24 cows.
The chairman, who said that owners of the cows were from Ardo Kola Local Government Area of the state, said the committee would continue to announce to the public for the owners to come for the remaining cows, recalling the cows were intercepted in Gassol Local Government Area through the efforts of intelligence officers in collaboration with local hunters.
He listed the committee members to include the Local Government Chairmen of Ardo Kola, Gassol, Jalingo, Lau and Karim Lamido Local Government Areas.
He said that representatives of security agencies and MIYETTI Allah Cattle Breeders are also members of the committee.
Jauro commended Gov Agbu Kefas of Taraba for giving them the opportunity to serve in the committee.
In his remark, Alhaji Yau Ibrahim, Chairman of MIYETTI Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Taraba commended the governor for returning the stolen cows to their rightful owners.
Ibrahim said that such efforts would enhance peaceful coexistence of the people.
