Crime
FG deploys Agro-Rangers to 20 states to combat insecurity in farms
The Federal government through the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of 10,000 agro rangers across the country.
This is in a move to curtail insecurity across the food producing belt of the country which has negatively impact food production across the country in recent times.
The Special Assistant to President Tinubu on New Media, Olusegun Dada disclosed this in a post on his official X handle.
According to the statement, the agro-rangers initiative is a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the NSCDC noting that agro rangers will help protect farmers against malicious destruction of farmlands as well as farmer herder conflict.
The post reads, “As part of ongoing efforts to enhance food security in the Northern region and other parts of the country, the FG through the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps(NSCDC) has deployed over 10,000 Agro Rangers across 19 states and the FCT.”
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