{"id":70366,"date":"2025-07-12T09:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=70366"},"modified":"2025-07-12T09:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:15:39","slug":"imo-bans-open-grazing-in-owerri-effective-july-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/12\/imo-bans-open-grazing-in-owerri-effective-july-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Imo Bans Open Grazing in Owerri Effective July 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata<\/p>\n<p>The Imo State Government has announced a ban on open grazing within the Owerri Capital Territory, effective July 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Livestock Development, Anthony Mgbeahurike, disclosed the directive during a meeting with cattle herders and dealers in the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>He said the decision aims to promote order, protect farmlands, and improve urban living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Mgbeahurike emphasized Governor Hope Uzodinma\u2019s commitment to peaceful coexistence, noting the administration\u2019s consistent support to the herding community, including free anthrax vaccinations for cattle.<\/p>\n<p>He decried recent cases of uncontrolled grazing that disrupted daily life and urged herders to respect local farmers and compensate for any damages.<\/p>\n<p>The newly appointed leader of the cattle herders in Imo, Alhaji Shuaibu, pledged compliance with the directive and praised the government&#8217;s inclusive approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to a peaceful and cleaner Imo State,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata The Imo State Government has announced a ban on open grazing within the Owerri Capital Territory, effective July 24, 2025. Commissioner for Livestock Development, Anthony Mgbeahurike, disclosed the directive during a meeting with cattle herders and dealers in the state capital. He said the decision aims to promote order, protect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":70367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70368,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70366\/revisions\/70368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}