…Cries out over incessant kidnap, killings
Farmers from communities across five local government areas of Kaduna State on Saturday called on the government to allow them carry arms.
This, they said in a protest, is to stopp incessant killings and kidnap of their members as well as their inability to access their farmlands due to activities of bandits terrorising the state.
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The farmers, however, vowed that if the security challenges persist in the areas without a solution, they may be forced to take arms against their attackers.
The farmers, whose groups cut across Kajuru, Mararaban Rido, Kachia, Kargoro, Kawo and Zaria, spoke through a statement by their chairman, Ibrahim Mustapha, that bandits have caged them and prevented them from going to their farms.
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The statement came after the farmers had spent eight days at home without access to their farm due to insecurity.
Mustapha said since 2015 when bandits spread across the state, they have not been able to go to their farms as they would love to.
“Since 2015, when bandits took over Kaduna and its environs, we have been afraid of going to the farm.
“They have kidnapped many of our people and we have paid huge amounts as ransom. Some have been killed, while those who managed to pay the ransom have remained in abject poverty till now,” he said.
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The farmers’ leader ultimately pleaded with security agencies in the state to intensify efforts at combating criminal activities of the bandits terrorising the state.
(The Nation)
