File: Cows on Mabuchi Road, Mabuchi District, Abuja, at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Photo: Onochie Anibeze
By Akpokona Omafuaire
On September 30, 2021, Delta State joined several southern states in outlawing open grazing with the signing of the Delta State Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law, 2021. The legislation was expected to reduce farmer-herder conflicts, protect farmlands, improve security and promote ranching as a modern livestock management system.
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Today, however, little has changed. Across several Delta communities, reports of cattle destroying crops, roaming highways and grazing on cultivated land continue to surface. While the law remains in force, residents question whether it is being effectively enforced.
