“We have identified six different locations we considered safe for the pilot scheme in the state.
The Borno State government says it has identified areas where it will kick off the pilot scheme of the suspended President Muhammadu Buhari's Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) to put an end to farmers-herders clashes in the state.
Governor Babagana Umara told journalists on Tuesday at the Agricultural Resource Team Farm in Konduga Local Government Area.
Umara said the scheme was rejected by some states due to a misconception of the programme.
He said, “The scheme is to provide a place where farmers and herders will leave in the same place and graze and farm which will reduce or totally eliminate clashes.
“We have identified six different locations we considered safe for the pilot scheme in the state.
“The RUGA scheme is as old as history. It's not a new thing. I don’t know why some people are politicizing it.
“We are going to provide them with security and other necessary facilities. RUGA settlement will greatly reduce farmers-herders clashes.”