Benue: Agatu residents protest, demand exit of herdsmen ahead of farming season

Residents of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State staged a protestation successful Obagaji, the assembly headquarters, connected Monday, demanding the removal of Fulani herdsmen from their communities up of the farming season.

The aggravated residents, who were carrying placards and chanting “Fulani indispensable go,” marched to the section authorities secretariat successful Obagaji to explicit their grievances.

The protesters said the approaching rainy play requires them to statesman planting, stressing that the beingness of herders and their cattle could pb to demolition of crops and imaginable clashes.

An eyewitness who spoke to DAILY POST during the protestation said the objection was driven by persistent insecurity successful the area.

“The protestation is presently ongoing successful Obagaji, Agatu Local Government Area, owed to the persistent herdsmen crisis.

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