As many Nigerians continue to record incidents of atrocities being committed by herdsmen across the country, a farmer and consultant based in Ogun State has recalled how the marauders invaded and burned the crops in his 15-hectare farm.

In an interview, Dr. Adebowale Edalere, the managing director of Green Revolution, said that on 22 October last year, armed herdsmen invaded his 28-hectare cassava arm at Imala, Abeokuta North Local Government of Ogun State, and burned everything to the ground.

He stated that other farms in the area suffered the same fate, as the herders stormed the area and destroyed everything in sight.

The agro entrepreneur said he and other farmers suffered huge losses, adding that the matter was reported to the police in the area.

Edalere posited that police investigation into the matter did not yield any positive result.

He argued that the herders burnt the farms because they were not allowed to graze in the farms.

“We are farmers and we do our own business and they are doing their own business; why should we allow them to feed their cattle in our farms.

"They should seek weeks to feed their cattle and it should not be at our expense. The herders have a sense of entitlement; they think they can do anything and get away with it and that is what is actually happening in the county,” he argued.

He called on the government to be fair to all sections of the country so that peace will thrive. (Daily Independent)

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