Nigerian govt deploys 10,000 agro-rangers to 19 states to combat insecurity in farms

The Federal authorities done the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has announced the deployment of 10,000 agro rangers crossed the country.

This was disclosed by the Special Assistant to President Tinubu connected New Media, Olusegun Dada successful a station via his authoritative X handle.

Amid the precocious insecurity successful farms astir Nigeria, the presidency said this inaugural volition tackle issues threatening nutrient accumulation successful the country

According to the statement, the agro-rangers inaugural is simply a concern betwixt the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, noting that the agro-rangers volition assistance support farmers against malicious demolition of farmlands arsenic good arsenic cheque the farmer-herder conflict.

The station reads, “As portion of ongoing efforts to heighten nutrient information successful the Northern portion and different parts of the country, the FG done the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps(NSCDC) has deployed implicit 10,000 Agro Rangers crossed 19 states and the FCT.”

“The Agro Rangers will, among different things; safeguard farmlands and support farmers from escalating attacks, mediate conflicts betwixt farmers and herders, and forestall malicious demolition of farmlands. While the nutrient ostentation situation successful the state is simply a relation of galore factors, insecurity has been a semipermanent situation and this collaboration betwixt the NSCDC and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is expected to lick a large situation faced by farmers crossed the country.

Nigerian govt deploys 10,000 agro-rangers to 19 states to combat insecurity successful farms