The Zamfara State Government has announced a ban on selling of cows without receipts and photos.
The state commissioner of security and home affairs, Abubakar Daura
who made the announcement in Daura said the decision was taken to curb
the rate at which stolen livestock are being sold at markets in the
state.
Recalling how five trailers loaded with cows and cattle stolen from
Zamfara State was intercepted in Kaduna and Lagos state, Daura stated
that security operatives in the state have been instructed to enforce
the ban which includes verification of receipts and cows being conveyed
and making sure both the buyer and seller take photos after the
transaction has been concluded.
He said;
“We have been receiving series of reports bordering on stolen cows
and cattle and the state government has recovered 500 stolen cows
through the committee constituted by the state government on security
issues.“The state government would no longer tolerate the sale of cows and cattle with out any receipt in any market of the state.
“We introduced this so that it would be very easy to detect the
sellers of stolen cows and cattle and the buyers of the stolen cows so
they can be arrested as the are partners in crime. ”
The Commissioner also disclosed that the state government has enacted
a law which stipulates that no vehicle would move out of the state or
inside the state after 6pm to 6 am.