THE Edo State government has assured farmers in Edo State of their safety in the current farming season with the presence of Agro-Rangers, a unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, amidst fears of attacks and kidnapping by suspected criminal Fulani herdsmen.
State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Stephen Idehenre, stated this when he received the Commandant of NSCDC, Samuel Dan, and personnel of the unit in his office. As reported by the Vanguard ,Idehenre, who expressed appreciation for the visit, pointed out that “due to fear of being attacked in their farms, many farmers have refused to plant this farming season and the few that are farming are doing so in plots closer home instead of venturing into distant farm lands.
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