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The Hama Batta, Alhamdu Teneke, has said killer
herdsmen, who attacked the Bare and Dowaya communities in the Demsa Local
Government Area of Adamawa State, told the farmers that they would not allow
the farmers to farm on their land.
According to the monarch, the notice
served by the herdsmen during their last attack on Dowaya and Bare is likely to
cause famine because of the threat by the herdsmen not to allow any farming
activities in the area.
Speaking at an advocacy visit by UNWOMEN Media
Network on Saturday in Yola, the monarch stated that women and children were
the most affected by the attacks.
He said, “The entire Numan people are living in fear
of the unknown. In some areas, the herdsmen categorically stated that they
would not allow the farmers to farm on their land. Especially in Numan, the
herdsmen mentioned that they would not allow them to farm and that, even if
they do, they were going to destroy their farmlands.
“But we have informed the government of this. Definitely,
if the government does not come to our rescue this rainy season, our people
will not be able to farm. These farmers depend on the land for their
livelihoods. If they don’t farm, then, there will be famine because they will
have nothing to eat.”
According to the monarch, most communities, under
the Numan federation, require security presence for the farmers to go to their
farmlands.
