In a scathing tweet, Senator Shehu Sani has highlighted a critical issue plaguing Nigeria’s agricultural sector and its impact on food security. He asserts that true food security cannot be achieved in a country where farmers fall victim to terrorist attacks and farming communities are coerced into paying levies to bandits.
He said “You cannot have food security in a country where farmers are slaughtered by terrorists and farming communities are forced to pay levies to Bandits. The declaration of emergency on food security exposed the deception about those rice pyramids and the futility of closing the land borders.
Sani’s statement challenges the government’s claim of food security amidst reports of farmers being slaughtered by terrorists. He argues that the recent declaration of emergency on food security has revealed the deceptive nature of showcasing rice pyramids and the ineffectiveness of closing land borders. The senator’s remarks shed light on the harsh reality faced by farmers and the urgent need for comprehensive measures to address the ongoing violence and extortion targeting farming communities. Without tackling these underlying issues, achieving genuine food security in Nigeria remains a distant goal.
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