A Methodist Bishop, Sunday Ndukwo Onuoha, says greater food insecurity awaits the nation if the issue of farmers/herders clashes experienced in various parts of the country continue to receive less attention.
He said that failure of the federal government to holistically address the crises had further emboldened recalcitrant herders to continue unleashing mayhem in various parts of the country.
Bishop Onuoha, who spoke on Sunday while reacting to some sad events in Plateau, Benue, Enugu, Ondo and other states, expressed worry that cassava tubers are allegedly uprooted and fed to cattle, thereby increasing hunger in the land.
“If the Federal government is sincere about ensuring food availability, issue of farmer/herder clashes, should not be treated with kid gloves
“Failure to speak in tandem with commensurate punishment to those hiding under the guise of herders has further led to the massacre of farmers and destruction of farmlands”, Bishop Onuoha warned.
He noted that it has even become more pertinent to address the clashes now that the farming season has long commenced, stressing that many Nigerians are now afraid to go into farming business.
He further called on security agencies to brace up and identify those people hiding under the guise of herders to perpetuate crime in the country.
