Farmers cry out as they share same water with cattle
Farmers at Offinso Ahenkro have told that the harm done by cattle herdsmen (Fulani) in the Afigya Kwabre North is disturbing and the leaders of the country and the community must take drastic actions against them.
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Inhabitants of Offinso Ahenkro in the Afigya Kwabre North of the Ashanti Region are wailing on how Fulanis are making life unbearable in their community.
According to the enraged occupants, their water bodies and farms are in ruins due to the absurd approach employed by herdsmen who have chosen to feed their animals with the sweat of their labour.
Soireenews visit to the community saw cows rampantly striding in the town excreting on the streets and other sites upsetting water bodies meant to supply the people.
Some of the residents told Soireenews Ashanti Regional Reporter, Isaac Owusu, that since the Fulanis found their way into the community, life has been horrendous for the reason that, a potable river they used to rely on especially during the farming expedition is now the source of water for the animals.
An occupant fetching polluted water for chores
“There is water which served farmers along the farming route. It was so clean and cool to the extent that we (farmers) used to carry some to farm for drinking,” a female farmer told.
“The cows of late have destroyed it all and it is now a swamp. Farmers have to adapt to sachet water and with that, we cannot always buy them for farms. We have no water to bath, potable ones to drink and it has become a great challenge.
The Fulanis are causing havoc in this community,” she added.
Another also lamented that the herdsmen care not about lives of people in the community as they keep intimidating their lives by leaving their animals to wander in public places where their children play.
She cried that the village has now become a defecation grounds for cattle and if care is not taken, thirst and filth will consume them hence the need for government, authorities and traditional leaders to intervene.
“We have depended on these waters for cooking, bathing and other things. Now it has been destroyed and we just cannot tell when these people are leaving us to restore our water bodies.
"We have no peace here and all we see is Fulani wandering here and thee. They cross over 30 cows every morning and they excrete all over this town. They are making life unbearable for us. They destroy farms and make people’s work unbearable. In fact, we need our leaders to intervene.”
Isaac Owusu, Ashanti Region
