 The Benway State government has announced the immediate suspension of operations of the livestock guards. The guard was established by the government to ensure the compliance of the state anti-open grazing law. Governor Samuel O'Tom, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the State Security Council meeting, said a suspension is for two weeks, maintaining that the action became necessary to allow for reduction in the high influx of cattle into the state. He said it is part of measures to ensure that all those who come, who came in with cattle leave so that the people can have peace. The council frowned at the rustling of cattle by Indians and urged security agencies to apprehend any culprit. It also observed and condemned the act of connivance with youths, traditional rulers and stakeholders to rustle cattle and call on security agents to apprehend such persons no matter how highly placed. It totally condemned the act of killing that have taken place of recent in Benway State. Within a short period of 10 days, we have recorded over 130 killings around the state and we are still counting. So this is not acceptable by this council when we commend the security agencies for their prompt responses to all cause, distress calls that are made anytime. They have not relented despite the challenges of inadequate personnel, inadequate funding, inadequate equipment, inadequate mobility.