Herdsmen Destroy Farms In Jos Communities

[Shola Sholaz]

Suspected vandals have invaded farms in Gyel and other communities in the Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau, destroying crops and plants.
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At some of the farms on on Wednesday, it was observed that some of the crops were uprooted while others were cut down from the middle.
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The destroyed crops were mainly maize ready for harvest.
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Also destroyed were hectares of millet, rice, sorghum, sugar cane and other plantations.
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A youth leader in Gyel Community, Mr Pam Monday, whose farm was also destroyed,said that such vandalism had been taking place in the community.
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He accused herdsmen of being responsible for the destruction, alleging that the attackers had changed their tactics from attacking residents of the communities to destroying farms.
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"In our community alone, 30 farms were destroyed by herdsman on Friday night. More were destroyed on Saturday morning.
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"We believe the vandals are herdsmen because they led their cows into the farms to graze. Those that they couldn't take the cows to, they used cutlasses to cut down.''
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Monday, who is also a member of the vigilance group in the area, claimed that efforts to get. the attention of the Special Task Force (STF) maintaining peace in Plateau to intervened had proved fruitless.