Nigeria, June 15 -- Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has ordered a headcount of cattle herders in the state and those who are outside but of the state's origin..

Mr Ganduje said this at an interactive session at Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), Monday night. Radio stations in the state, including Pyramid FM, Radio Kano, Rahama Radio and Express Radio participated in the event.

According to a statement by his spokesperson, Abba Anwar, on Tuesday, Mr Ganduje said the measure is part of his effort to see that Kano remains peaceful.

"We want to know how many herdsmen we have in Kano. That is why we set up a Fulani and other stakeholders Committee to take a stock of all our herdsmen in the state. And even those that are not in the s...