130 However, the relief was short-lived as kidnapping, killing of farmers, and clashes continued to happen in Ondo and Ekiti State. By Alaba Adeyemi During the campaign leading to the 2023 elections President Bola Tinubu, then the flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) promised the establishment of the Agro- rangers to solve […]
189 By Yunusa Umar Across several communities in Benue State, North-central Nigeria, farmers are fleeing for their lives as their multi-million naira plantations are destroyed in the wake of a worsening farmers-herders crisis. AfriCast’s Yunusa Umar spoke to these farmers, who alleged that the security agencies and authorities in Guma local government area of the state have […]
295 By Zainab Sanni and Alaba Adeyemi In recent years, food security in Nigeria has been threatened by incessant farmers-herders conflict, fueled by climate change. A key feature of this conflict is the targeted attack on farmers and their farmlands. According to the African Development Bank, Nigeria women contribute 70 percent of the total agricultural […]