TARABA: Monarch appeals to government to settle victims of herdsmen/farmers crisis

The Federal and Taraba State government have been called upon to urgently resettle victims of the recent herders/farmers crisis in Jalingo and Ardo Government Areas, so as to avoid imminent food crisis in the state.

The traditional ruler of Kona, Augustine Njenmang made the appeal on Saturday, while also decrying the devastation occasioned by the crisis. He added that people were still living in deplorable conditions in Internally Displaced Person camps.

According to Njenmang, the people can not even go back to their farms as a result of the siege on their communities by suspected herdsmen, noting that the early return and rehabilitation of the victims would help to avoid impending food crisis in the area.

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“Our people want to go back to continue their economic activities, but the attackers are still killing people. We have lost 64 people to the crisis already.

“It is regrettable that my people continue to stay in camps with a lot of challenges. Their continuous stay in the camps would cause food shortage in the state.”

The monarch also appealed to the National Emergency Management Agency to expedite action to provide relief materials to the people and called on the federal government to provide security to enable the people to return to their homes.

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