The boycott means herders will cease supplying cattle to markets, whereas milk sellers will droop sales throughout the world.
According to a Radio Nigeria report, the elders’ committee that introduced the choice alleged that the native authorities management had overseen the destruction of a number of Fulani settlements in the previous three months.
The Chairman of Adamawa Concerned Citizens, Alhaji Gambo Nakura, corroborated the account, alleging that efforts by distinguished indigenes of Song to safe the discharge of the detained leaders have been unsuccessful till a court docket in Yola ordered their launch three days later.
One of these arrested, Haruna Usman, mentioned their arrest and detention befell on Friday, October 2, 2026.
He described the alleged punitive actions as inappropriate, arguing that associations throughout the Fulani community had established mechanisms for addressing members’ misconduct.
Usman mentioned the associations ought to have been approached to analyze suspicious actions and resolve disputes as a substitute of the native authorities management resorting to what he described as intimidation.
Efforts to acquire a response from the Song Local Government management have been unsuccessful as of the time of submitting this report.
The growth comes amid rising tensions between farmers and herders in the world over alleged destruction of farmlands.
Daily Post reported on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, that farmers from a number of communities throughout Song LGA staged a protest over the alleged repeated destruction of their farmlands by herders.
The farmers, who offered their grievances on the native authorities headquarters in Song city, accused herders of permitting their cattle to stray into farmlands and destroy crops.
During the protest, the council’s Information Officer, Vincent Baldeno, who acquired the farmers on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Idris Yahaya, appealed for calm and guaranteed them that their grievances could be addressed.
