With the start of the rainy season, the Nigerian Army announced that it has stationed troops in several northern states to safeguard farmers.
According to a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, the deployment was specifically in the North West and North Central states.
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According to him, the move has since “enabled several farmers access to farmers for a hitch-free planting season towards a bumper harvest.”
This comes as Nigeria grapples with food shortages that have exacerbated food inflation, which the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) estimates at over 40 percent.
The country’s inflation rate peaked at 34.19 percent in June 2024 but decreased to 33.40 percent in July, according to the NBS Consumer Price Index data.
