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The Federal government through the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of 10,000 agro rangers across the country.

This is in a move to curtail insecurity across the food producing belt of the country which has negatively impact food production across the country in recent times.

The Special Assistant to President Tinubu on New Media, Olusegun Dada disclosed this in a post on his official social media handle.

According to the statement, the agro-rangers initiative is a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) noting that agro rangers will help protect farmers against malicious destruction of farmlands as well as farmer herder conflict.

The post reads, “As part of ongoing efforts to enhance food security in the Northern region and other parts of the country, the FG through the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps(NSCDC) has deployed over 10,000 Agro Rangers across 19 states and the FCT.”

“The Agro Rangers will, among other things; safeguard farmlands and protect farmers from escalating attacks, mediate conflicts between farmers and herders, and prevent malicious destruction of farmlands. While the food inflation crisis in the country is a function of many factors, insecurity has been a long term challenge and this collaboration between the NSCDC and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is expected to solve a major challenge faced by farmers across the country.”

Backstory
The deployment of agro-rangers stems from earlier plans by the federal government through the National Economic Council (NEC) in February this year to establish agro-rangers as a short-term solution to the insecurity in the country pending when the long-term solution of state police is achieved.

Widespread insecurity, particularly in the northern region, has forced many farmers to abandon their lands, resulting in a significant decrease in food production and contributing to the rising food prices nationwide. Just last week, attacks on farming communities in Benue State, known as the nation’s food basket, led to the tragic deaths of over 20 people.

As of July 2024, food inflation has surged to 40.87%. In response, the federal government has floated the idea of establishing state police forces. However, this proposal cannot be implemented through executive orders or solely by an act of parliament from the National Assembly, even though the bill to create state police has already ed its second reading in the legislature.

https://nairametrics.com/2024/08/12/fg-deploys-10000-agro-rangers-to-19-states-fct-to-combat-insecurity-in-farms/

Ehen?
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So dem go dey guide farm?

Is that the solution to the issues on ground? Misplaced priorities

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Good one

Good

It is well with Nigeria and Nigerians

Hope this Rangers will not Flee when they See the Fulani Bandit? Soldiers are More Gallant in Bush work than NSCDC like this. May God Save Nigeria.

The major problem of Nigeria is that we dont deal with the root of a problem.

Why not deal with the Fulani herbsmen that has and are still killing and destroying farms and Farmers. Are they ghost that they can't be dealt with after all the destructions and killing.

News like this makes me laugh out loud 🔊[center][/center] only those that have not being to fulani ravaged state like Benue will take Nigeria security agencies serious, the security personals will never kill a fulani herder no matter the amount of damage they cause to the society, they will tell you they are not here for war but for peace keeping, imagine Fulani bandits killed upto 8 people in a community in Benue state, the villagers alerted soldiers deployed the the community and when the soldiers arrived, they chased those fulanis away without shooting any of them, why wouldn't they attack the village again and again. I've said it before, the only way to stop fulani herdsmen from attacking farmers is empowering the village youth with the same weapon in possession of those fulanis

Mention the states if e sure for you say backlash no go follow

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mrjoeblinks:
Ehen?
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So dem go dey guide farm?

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Agro rangers will do very well in the south west...

Fools, I wish they know how sophisticated bandits are over here in the north

This is serious, so federal government think this is the solution, I pity Tinubu, people fighting against his government is much,

God, which kyne corn3 u throw me put so?

Buy drones for surveillance. Nigeria too dey back ward.

Hmm I pitied them, soldiers are running away and u think u can survive this?

Not good enough if those deployed are not indigenous or familiar with the terrain of where posted

NSCDC where they carry stick as gun, rough play

At least those civil defense guys now have work to do

MilesMaxwell:
Is that the solution to the issues on ground? Misplaced priorities

There is nothing on earth that can be that that will look good to you ,can't you just give commendations where necessary? Must you always be lamenting?

MilesMaxwell:
Is that the solution to the issues on ground? Misplaced priorities

What is the solution?

YOU DECIDED TO WASTE THIS INNOCENT PEOPLE'S LIFE, AFTER YOU FAILED TO STOP THE TERRORIST SPONSOR'S IN NIGERIA, THE WAHHABI GUY'S ARE WAITING FOR THEM IN THE BUSH

Tinubu is a failure. Is it by force to be a President when you know your brain and that of your cabinet is outdated... Imagine the solution these bastards came up with... What a shame!

They have zero sympathy for live and the masses hence is this the best of solutions available...

Please they should be well kitted,funded,motivated, because guarding
farmers and their farm lands is liking to fencing ones village. Because e no easy o.

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