Nigeria: Farmers Also Carry AK-47, Not Only Herdsmen - Lalong

25 February 2021

The chairman of the Northern States' Governors Forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has alleged that farmers in the country also carry AK-47 riffle contrary to the belief that only herdsmen are in possession of arms.

Lalong also explained reasons why he rejected the Rural Grazing Area Programme commonly referred to as RUGA from being implemented in Plateau State.

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