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Farmers-Herdsmen Crisis Will Affect Nigeria’s Food Security, GDP – Lawmaker

by The Eagle Online

Nigerian lawmaker Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku, a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, says incessant farmers-herdsmen clashes may cause food shortage in the state and the country at large. Ongoing conflict threatens food security and leads to hunger for those who are not able to farm or graze their livestock.

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