Kwara State budgeted billions for a ranch in Malete, but investigations reveal a shocking truth: the project doesn’t exist. Where did the funds go?
Benue Farmers Seek Government, Security Intervention as They Lose Farmlands, Loved Ones to Herders Invasion
The conflict between farmers and pastoralists in Nigeria has led to loss of livelihood for farmers in affected communities. This conflict has intensified over the past decade, with Benue state becoming one of the hardest hit in the country. Amnesty International recorded that over 2,600 people died from the humanitarian crises in the state between January 2023 and February 2024. The same report notes that 18 out of the 23 Local Government Areas in the state are affected, stressing that this has fuelled displacement, kidnapping and rape.