Farmers from various communities across Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State have protested alleged repeated destruction of their farmlands by herders.
The farmers, who gathered at the local government headquarters in Song town, accused herders of allowing their cattle to stray into farmlands and destroy crops.
The protesters, mostly from Orr Mountain, Djarakin, Didango, Loko, Kichiu, Hombo, Garin-Tuwo and Balma communities, carried placards with inscriptions including, “Governor Fintiri, Save Us. Our Farmlands Have Been Destroyed,” “We Say No to Destruction of Farms” and “We Need Peace and Government Intervention.”
At the Song Council Secretariat, the Council Information Off...
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Adamawa LG farmers protest alleged destruction of farms by herders
Source: Daily Post
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