FRIDAY OLOKOR, KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE, IHUOMA CHIEDOZIE, JOHN CHARLES, JUSTIN TYOPUUSU, LAIDE OYELUDE and GIBSON ACHONUState ministries of agriculture officials have expressed fears that the constant attacks on farmers by herdsmen will affect food security in the country this year. The Benue State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. James Ambua, said food production in the state would likely drop by 40 per cent this year as a result of constant herdsmen attacks on farmers. He said, “Following the New Year attacks, the production of farm crops has dropped by 40 per cent and this will surely have effect on the nation’s food production. “The dry season farming has been scuttled by herdsmen attacks because Guma and Logo local government areas were attacked. The country will definitely have food crisis this year and in 2019.”The Taraba State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. David Kassa, also said the herdsmen killings was threatening national food security.

Source: Punch February 03, 2018 23:37 UTC