2,420 hectares of farmland belonging to a former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo was razed down by yet-to-be-identified arsonists.
According to reports, the farmland which is located at Howe community, near Aliade, in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, was set ablaze on Saturday.
Speaking about the sad incident, a resident of the community, who spoke with Daily Post alleged that the farmland called Orcha Farm had existed in the community without compensation from the ex-president.
, “If you trace the incident properly, it may not be far from residents that are angry over move by the farm management to ignore the host community.
“There has not been any Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from Obasanjo’s farm, so, such a crisis should be expected. The people are poor and want a good life”. He said.
The Director of the State Fire Service, Donald Ikyaaza, who confirmed the incident stated that his men deployed to the area during the incident, were able to put off the fire.
Donald also confirmed that there are indications that the people were fighting for compensation for their land.
“Maybe the land was not adequately compensated for, so that’s why they decided to set fire on the farmland. That is the only information I received from my men who went to the scene.” He said.
Credit: Daily Post
