The National Economic Council (NEC) headed by Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo on Thursday constituted a 10-man working committee to address
killings by herdsmen in the country.
This was disclosed by Kano State Governor,
Abdullahi Ganduje, while briefing State House correspondents at the end
of the NEC meeting.
He was with Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, at the briefing.
According
to Ganduje, the committee which is headed by Osinbajo, has the
governors of Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Benue, Adamawa, Edo, Plateau, Oyo
and Ebonyi States as members.
He said the committee would
collaborate with the Federal Government in addressing the killings and
violence in many parts of the country.
He also said that the committee will work to ensure that all the perpetrators of violence are brought to book.
