Kaduna: Famine looms as farmers flee farms for terrorists | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⬇️
It is evident that some communities in insurgence-ravaged areas in the north are prone to acute food insecurity, latest onslaught on Kaduna State by terrorists is hastening famine in that part of the country.
The Guardian authoritatively learnt that farmers in Birnin-Gwari Local Council have completely abandoned their farmlands due to the resurgence of terrorism and other criminal acts in the rural communities. The same sad news is also reported in major councils in the state. “Before now, we have over 100 farms, but currently only three or four of the farms are functioning because of the activities of the bandits. They have invaded our farms like three times, during one of their operations, they kidnapped our accountant, and we were forced to pay a ransom of N1.5m and since then we have been operating skeletally.
So, the interest of our people in farming has drastically reduced, because of this, the cost of food has increased tremendously in the state.” According to sources, farmers resisted the demand, which provoked the armed bandits and by the time the dust settled, 12 farmers were left dead and three others injured.
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