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Nigeria agriculture security challenges

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In late June, youth members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in the South‑West warned that rising insecurity – kidnappings, farm attacks and herder clashes – was jeopardising food production and rural livelihoods. They urged livelihoods, urging President Bola Tinubu and the six South‑West governors to deploy specialised agro‑ranger units, drones, community‑intelligence systems and to improve mechanisation, digital hubs and livestock management. By late July, northern leaders began acting on similar concerns. responded. The Emir of Zuru praised Kebbi State Governor Dr. Dr Nasir Idris for a large‑scale free distribution of farming inputs and called for a transparent oversight committee. In Niger State, Governor Mohammed Bago met traditional rulers, urging Fulani community leaders to cooperate with security forces to curb kidnappings and banditry, and ordered farmers to avoid planting near government infrastructure while regulating vigilante activity. The insecurity narrative extended to north‑western Nigeria in July 2026 when suspected On 25 July, heavily‑armed bandits stormed the residence of Zamfara’s Bungudu Local Government Area Chairman Nura Umar Abdullahi on the night of 25 July. Two in Zamfara, killing two police officers, two vigilantes and a civilian were killed; civilian, and abducting the chairman’s older brother was injured. chairman and members of his family. Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops engaged the attackers, rescuing rescued five family members while relatives; the chairman chairman’s elder brother was injured. Residents have called for intensified security, and remaining abductees remain at large. Defence Minister Mohammed Bello Matawalle has ordered intensified expanded offensive operations against bandits across Zamfara and neighbouring north‑west states. operations. A coordinated search‑and‑rescue involving the army, police, the Department of State Services and local vigilantes continues, reinforcing calls for stronger federal underscoring the link between insecurity and state security measures threats to protect governance structures and agricultural production.

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