Armed Fulani Militia, Not Herders, Attacking Farmers In Middle Belt -Bitrus Pogu | Sahara Reporters “Within the Middle Belt Forum, we don't believe that there is anything called 'farmer-herder clashes' with what is happening now. In the past...' READ MORE:
“Within the Middle Belt Forum, we don't believe that there is anything called 'farmer-herder clashes' with what is happening now. In the past in Nigeria, we have had farmers clashing with herders over encroachment of farmlands."Bitrus Pogu, the National Chairman of the Middle Belt Forum, says the clash between farmers and herders is considered differently in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.
“Within the Middle Belt Forum, we don't believe that there is anything called 'farmer-herder clashes' with what is happening now. In the past in Nigeria, we have had farmers clashing with herders over encroachment of farmlands.
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