Court Dismisses Miyetti Allah’s Suit Seeking To Restrain Open Grazing Law

A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Okon
Abang has dismissed a suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore.

The suit is challenging and seeking to restrain the 2017 Open
Grazing Prohibition and Establishment Law passed by the Benue State
House of Assembly

The court, on Thursday, also awarded a cost of N100, 000 against
the plaintiff to be paid to all the 14 defendants before any other
step can be taken in the suit.

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore had earlier approached the court
with a prayer seeking a mandatory injunction of the court
restraining the Benue State government from implementing the law as
passed by the Benue State House of Assembly

Justice Abang predicated his decision on the failure of the
plaintiff to comply with an earlier order of the court delivered 19
months ago directing them to file an amended originating
summons.

Benue Anti-Open Grazing Law
The Benue State government on November 1, 2017 officially effected
its ban on open grazing throughout the state.

This was after Governor Samuel Ortom on May 22, signed the
anti-open grazing and anti-kidnapping, abduction, cultism and
terrorism bills into law.

According to the governor, the anti-grazing law would put to an
end to incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Benue
State.

He lamented the destruction of lives and property in clashes
involving farmers and herdsmen over the years, and promised to
promote ranching since it had proved to be the best way of rearing
livestock globally.

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