A group of young farmers in Tsaragi community in the Edu local government area of Kwara state have complained of incessant attacks by hoodlums in and outside the community.
The group spokesperson, Abiola Aliu Bolarinwa,In a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin, described the hoodlums as religious extremists, noting that the hoodlums comprised some identified members of the community and from outside the area, adding that they usually attack the non-native farmers practising commercial farming activities in the area.
He also stated that the continued attack on farmers will continue to negatively affect food sufficiency in the state and Nigeria as a whole.
The farmers however called on stakeholders in the area, law enforcement agencies, especially the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, the police and the state government to intervene in order to prevent imminent breakdown of law and order.
