Farmers/Herdsmen Clashes: It’s unconstitutional to sack Fulani herdsmen – Head of Fulani community

The Head of the Fulani community in Ghana, Sheik Osman Barry, said the exercise flouts international conventions which include the regional protocols for the free movement of persons.

The Head of the Fulani community in Ghana, Sheik Osman Barry, has accused the government of breaching the ECOWAS protocol of free movement as it flushes out Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from the Eastern and Ashanti regions.

In an interview with Accra-based Joy FM, Sheik Barry said they do not understand the flushing out exercise in the 2 regions.

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“The way things are going, it’s unconstitutional in the first place. It is also a clear flouting of the international convention, clear flouting of the regional protocols for the free movement of persons…so, unless there is some other explanation or interpretation given to those conventions and agreements and protocols, then we can’t understand [this exercise].”

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Some 200 joint police and military personnel have been deployed to Asante Akyem North and Sekyere Afram Plains districts following recent attacks on residents and security personnel in the area by Fulani herdsmen.

The 200 joint military and police personnel including officers from the Air Force, have been given the mandate to push back the herdsmen from new areas they have occupied, arrest perpetrators of recent acts of violence for prosecution and augment the efforts of Operation Cowleg, an ongoing security operation aimed at dealing with the operations of the herdsmen in the area.

The Head of the Fulani community in Ghana, Sheik Osman Barry, said the exercise flouts international conventions which include the regional protocols for the free movement of persons. Read Full Story