Ardo Basso, leader of the Fulani community in Enugu state, says it is not possible to prevent herdsmen from carrying “machetes and daggers”.
He said so long herdsmen do not harass residents, they can go about armed in residential areas and market places.
Basso was however opposed to the carrying of guns, calling on security agencies to arrest those caught with firearms without licence.
Basso said this on Wednesday while testifying at the commission of inquiry into the Nimbo killings in the Uzo Uwani local government area of Enugu.