Banditry: Over 50,000 Hectares Of Farmland In Katsina Abandoned By Farmers, Masari Laments
The emir urged the government to step up efforts to end banditry and kidnapping to protect farmers and other citizens.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 07, 2021
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, says farmers abandoned over 50,000 hectares of farmland in 2020 due to bandits attacks.
Masari stated this on Thursday in Katsina at the launch of the 2021 Maize Wet Season Farming and the first Maise Pyramid in Nigeria.
The event was organised by the Maize Association of Nigeria in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria Anchor Borrower Programme.