Sentences with phrase «crops by herdsmen»
He said that merits of the Bill included prevention of destruction of farms and crops by herdsmen and their cattle, and legal backing to herdsmen who would register their business to operate according to the law.
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Falae's farm was attacked on Sunday by some suspected Fulani herdsmen who allegedly burnt down over five hectares of palm plantation and some cash crops.
The unions condemned in its entirety the Nimbo attack and other «unwarranted rampant killings, kidnapping, raping and wanton destruction of farm crops in the North Central and Southern parts of Nigeria» by the suspected herdsmen.
«Any farm crop destroyed by the activities of any apprehended herdsman shall be estimated by agricultural officers and the expenses of the estimate shall be borne by the culprit.
«like we earlier noted, Fulani herdsmen are no longer a distant story in our council but an ugly reality going by the recent invasion of farm Lands of the people of Umuehie village, Ngor Autonomous community by them and consequent destruction of farmlands and crops worth millions of Naira.»
He decried the loss of innocent lives and the destruction of cash crops and farmlands by the herdsmen in several rural communities across the Edo South senatorial district.
He alleged that majority of the crises that occurred between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers in 2016, May 2017 and August 2017, which led to the destruction of crops in zone «C» area of Benue State were instigated by non Fulani herdsmen.
Indigenes and farmers of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have cried out over the destruction of their farmlands and crops by cattle led by herdsmen.
«On one occasion the governor paid compensation for over 70 cows to herdsmen, while host communities whose crops were destroyed were compensated by the state governor.»
He lamented that farmers in the state had lost their crops to uncontrolled grazing by cattle, a development that had led to conflicts between farmers and herdsmen.