Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has withdrawn a statement he made recently, which gave the impression that his administration was now willing to provide grazing land for herders.

Edo, like some other Nigerian states, have been struggling with deadly clashes between herders and farmers.

Mr Obaseki, while on a fact-finding tour to Udo, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state to assess the impact of the herders-farmers conflict, a few days ago, said, "We will create an area where the cattle will go regularly to eat, as they must not go to peoples' farms.

"This will stop cattle from moving around the community, including in farmlands."

The governor's remark was clearly a reversal of his tough stance ...