Tag: Farmlands
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Jigawa govt vows to reclaim illegally allocated farmlands
…constitutes Cttee Jigawa State governor, Mallam Umar Namadi has constituted a committee to identify and retrieve all farmlands allocated to individuals by government officials. He said it was aimed at retrieving cattle routes illegally allocated to avert disputes between farmers and herdsmen in the state. The committee is headed by the Secretary to the State…
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Bandits invade farmlands in Zamfara community, kill eight farmers
Eight farmers have been killed by bandits in Damaga village in Maradun local government area of Zamfara state. The farmers were killed while clearing their farmlands ahead of this year’s farming season. Many of the farmers reportedly escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds sustained while running for their lives. It was also gathered that…
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Ekiti community protests as bandits takeover farmlands, hoist flag [Photos]
Residents of Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State have protested the invasion of their farmlands by suspected herdsmen. It was gathered that the herders had hoisted a red flag at the ‘annexed’ farmlands to warn the farmers to keep off or face death. Residents told journalists yesterday during the protest that the…
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Again, troops nab seven herdsmen in Benue destroying farmlands
Troops again have arrested seven herdsmen in Benue while they were reportedly destroying farmlands with their cattle on Wednesday. This brings the number of herdsmen arrested for such crime to 17 in the last four days. Earlier, 10 herdsmen were nabbed on Monday while destroying farmland at Tse-Tigir and Tse-Ndugh villages of the state. The…