TORMENTED by years of interminable Islamist terrorism, banditry, Fulani herdsmen rapine, militancy/industrial oil theft, kidnapping, and seasonal flooding, all conflating into economic downturn, Nigeria’s ability to feed its mammoth population of 216 million is becoming highly questionable.
In November 2021, bloodthirsty Islamists beheaded 76 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, for allegedly supporting the Nigerian military, aggravating the anarchy in the region.
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, recently warned of imminent famine in the agrarian state. He said, “Bandits have forced us to change our way of life in Niger State; they stopped our children from going to school, stopped us from travelling on our roads, stopped farmers from going to the farms….” For years, Fulani herdsmen have been rampaging through Benue and other states in the North-Central and the South, maiming, kidnapping and massacring farmers.
Apart from climate change effects – Lake Chad has virtually dried up – the ravaging impact of the new COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine elicit concern. To make amends, Nigeria should refocus on security. Though Buhari and most of the 36 state governors are on their way out, this does not stop them from salvaging their battered images. Open herding is disrupting farming among the small-holder farmers. The President should lead the policy to decelerate it.
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