The Kaduna State Government has recovered more than 500,000 hectares of farmland previously controlled by bandits in the state over the past three years.
The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed this on Sunday at a gala night organised by the Kano Correspondents’ Chapel as part of its annual retreat in Kaduna.
According to report on Monday, Maiyaki attributed the development to improved security measures which, he said, had enabled farmers to return to their farms and resume agricultural activities.
He said the government’s approach to tackling insecurity had produced results across several sectors of the state’s economy.
According to him, bandits previously exercised control over rural communities, imposing taxes on residents, dictating farming activities and collecting dowries.
“It was so bad that farmers could not go to their farms. But today, with community-led security and early warning systems, peace has returned, and our farmers are back on the land,” he said.
