Protests have sprung out among farmers in Adamawa State’s Song Local Government Area over what they say is herders’ continuous devastation of their crops.
Protesting herders’ alleged complicity in cattle destroying fields, farmers converged at the Song town local government headquarters to air their grievances.
Protesters, hailing primarily from the Orr Mountain, Djarakin, Didango, Loko, Kichiu, Hombo, Garin-Tuwo, and Balma communities, waved posters bearing the inscriptions “Governor Fintiri, Save Us.” There has been destruction of our farmlands. We refuse to have our farms destroyed. We need government intervention and peace.
Vincent Baldeno, the Council Information Officer, welcomed the farmers at the Song Council Secretariat on behalf of the Executive Chairman Idris Yahaya. Baldeno told the farmers that their complaints would be relayed to the relevant authorities.
In addition, Baldeno urged the farmers to be calm and said that the government would act accordingly.
The demonstration is unprecedented in Song, according to Afrisearch, since the area is often considered to be among Adamawa State’s most tranquil LGAs.
Conflicts between herders and farmers, communal disputes, and insurgency are among instances of insecurity that hardly ever mention the region.