The farmers, who gathered at the local government headquarters in Song town, accused herders of allowing their cattle to stray into farmlands and destroy crops.
The protesters, mostly from Orr Mountain, Djarakin, Didango, Loko, Kichiu, Hombo, Garin-Tuwo and Balma communities, carried placards with inscriptions including, “Governor Fintiri, Save Us. Our Farmlands Have Been Destroyed,” “We Say No to Destruction of Farms” and “We Need Peace and Government Intervention.”
At the Song Council Secretariat, the Council Information Officer, Vincent Baldeno, who received the farmers on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Idris Yahaya, assured them that their grievances would be communicated to the appropriate authorities.
The area is rarely mentioned in reports of insecurity, including herder-farmer clashes, communal conflicts and insurgency.
