Kidnapping: Fish Farmers Abandon Farms In Kwara

Date: 2022-01-11

Scores of fish farmers in Kwara State have abandoned their farms for fear of kidnappers, Daily Trust has gathered.

The development is coming on the heels of the abduction of one of the top fish farmers and a retired customs officer last week on his farm around Egbejila.

Farmers who spoke with Daily Trust on the issue said the latest development has led to many farmers refusing to go to their farms.

According to one of the farmers in Egbejila, Mr Abdulrahman, the latest incident has put many of them in great fear over their security.

“The retired customs boss was one of the biggest farmers in the community whose farm is one of the most secured. To us now, if he could be kidnapped, then it means we are no longer safe.

“For now, going to farm has become one of the most difficult things for fear of being abducted,” he added.

On his part, Abu Ali, another fish farmer in Egbejila said the increasing attacks and abduction of fish farmers in the area is cause for serious concern.

“Many of our colleagues no longer go to the farm for fear of the unknown which has seriously affected fish production and our economies.”

Speaking on the issue, the Chairman of the Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Sulyman Buhari, who confirmed the incident, called on government to come to their rescue before the issue got out of hand.

“Many of the farmers have abandoned their facilities under increasing abductions by gunmen in the Egbejila farming community. This is aside from several pockets of attacks involving our workers.

“The government should consider legalizing the bearing of arms by fish farmers for self-defence,” he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Television     Idiagbon     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     International Aviation College     Lithium Deposit     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Muhammed Danjuma     CKNG     Ahmed Dankaya     Adekunle David Dunmade     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Pakata Development Association     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Ghali Alaaya     Orisun Igbomina     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Balogun Fulani     AGF Abdulrazaq     Balogun-Ojomu     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Neo Mundo Ltd     Ilorin Innovation Hub     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Amada Jidda     Kulende     Muslim Cementary     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Ganmo     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Sulyman Buhari     Shoprite     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Kwara Volleyball Association     Magaji Erubu     Laduba     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Ibrahim Jawondo     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Mustapha Olanipekun     Moses Afolayan     Kwarareports.com     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Sun Qing Rong     Admiralty Villa     Okin Biscuits     Abikan     Ojo Fadumila     TIC     Anilelerin     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Ayinke Saka     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     First Lady     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Okanlawon Musa     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Pacify Labs     Olosi Of Osi     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Quranic Recitation Competition     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Tunde Kazeem     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Sa\'adu Salau     Cornelius Adebayo     A.E. Afolabi     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Bamidele Aluko     Amos Sayo     Fulani    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Samuel Adedoyin     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Hussein Olokooba     Odo-Owa     Lateef Alagbonsi     Olokoba     Sarakite     Wahab Agbaje     Amosa     Musa Yeketi     Yoruba     Biliaminu Aliu     Ilorin International Airport     Alao Ayotunde     Baba Issa     Afonja     Oro Grammar School     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Aliyu Salihu     MAI Akande     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Kwara Consultative Forum     Roheemat Hammed     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Erubu     International Vocational Centre     Mufti Of Ilorin     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Owo Isowo     Niyi Osundare     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Rafiu Ibrahim     Bankole Omishore     National Information Technology Development Agency     Amuda Musbau     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Oba Sulaiman Asude     ASMAU PLAZA     National Pilot     Marufat Oladosu     Iyaloja-General     NITDA     PharmAccess Foundation     Aliyu Sabi     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Doyin Agbamu     Rasheed Jimoh     Funke Adedoyin     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     UNIFEMGA     Bisi Kristien     Tafidan Kaiama     Alanamu     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Saidu Isa     Bureau Of Lands     Falokun-Oja     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Olusola Saraki     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Facemasks     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Yunus Lawal     Musa Abdullahi     Akanbi-Oke     Abdulrasheed Lafia     KWASIEC     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Tunji Ajanaku     Eruku     Arca Santa     Dauda Adesola     Budo Egba     College Of Health     Abiodun Oyedepo     Ilorin West