Tag: #FarmersUnderAttack
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YOUTHS BLOCK MAKURDI HIGHWAY IN PROTEST OVER GUNMEN ATTACKS IN NASARAWA
Hundreds of angry youths from the Sarkin Noma Community in Keana Local Government, Nasarawa State, blocked the Lafia–Makurdi highway Friday to protest persistent gunmen invasions and kidnappings. Carrying placards and leaves, they halted traffic to demand urgent government action after gunmen stormed their community, abducting an elderly man and killing two youths who tried to…
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BENUE’S FOOD BASKET TURNED TO ASHES: FARMERS FACE GUNS, CATTLE, AND DISPLACEMENT
Once Nigeria’s breadbasket, Benue reels from violent herder attacks, leaving millions and farms abandoned. In Benue’s hardest-hit local governments, armed herdsmen attacks have devastated farming communities, forcing over 1.5 million people into IDP camps. Farmers recount lost livelihoods, scorched fields, and shattered dreams as insecurity replaces pests and drought as the main threat. Despite military…
