Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said Nigerians don’t need the permission of any government to settle down at any part of the country.

The Governor said this on Friday on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme.

He further stated that  “Land is in the hands of the state and federal governments in trust but Nigerians don’t need the permission of governors or the federal government to settle everywhere.

“You don’t need the permission of the governor of Bauchi or the governor of Ondo to be in the forests of Ondo if you choose to live in the forests because under Section 41 of the constitution, you are free to settle anywhere.”

Recall that CEOAFRICA reported that Akeredolu ordered all herdsmen to vacate the state forest reserves or register with the state government.

The order had caused different attacks from the Presidency and some governors including Bala Mohammed saying the Ondo State Governor lacked the right to issue a vacation notice to herders in the state.

Akeredolu had also criticised Mohammed for saying herders have the right to bear AK-47 rifle for self-protection.

However, Bala, on Friday explained that “when we mention AK-47, it is a figure of speech, the issue is protection, self-help, you must protect yourself.

“The Fulani man is so exposed, dehumanised and demonised. He is being seen as a bandit and so anywhere he goes, his commonwealth which I call his cows are being taken and rustled and sometimes they are fined beyond your imagination and then he has no option than to protect himself. ”