A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Friday ordered the remand of four men in a correctional centre for allegedly conspiring and burning a mango farm belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. They were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation, criminal trespass, mischief by fire and acts of terrorism. Godwin Ato, told the court that on January 31, the farm manager, Suberu Mohammed, reported the incident to the Commissioner of Police in Benue. He stated further that when he rushed to the farm, he discovered that fire had burnt down 90 hectares of the farm comprising 18,360 mango trees valued at N183.6 million. He also said that the suspects earlier demanded compensation over the land where the mango trees were planted.

Source: Punch February 19, 2022 06:56 UTC