Cost of a cow in Lagos is set to go up as Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) said members will sell one for N2 million if anti-open grazing bill is passed in the state.

Cattle rearing business has been criticised in Nigeria, as their movement across the country has caused clashes between herders and farmers, leading to murder and loss of investment.

This has led various states outside the northern part of Nigeria to draft the anti-open grazing bill, which will stop cattle rearers from grazing openly and hopefully end clashes between farmers and rearers.

However, MACBAN zonal secretary for South-West, Maikudi Usman, said the anti-open grazing bill will affect cost of rearing cows, as owners of the cows and bulls are not financially capable to rear them in a spot.

Usman made the revelation on Wednesday, during a one-day public hearing organised by the state House of Assembly on the anti-open grazing bill in Lagos.