< img src="https://eyewitness101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/daring-boko-haram-terrorists-ban-movement-of-farm-produce-with-trucks-in-niger-state.jpg"width ="450"height ="301" alt > A report by FIJ has actually revealed that militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), previously called Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād have actually prohibited transport of farm produce with trucks in Bana, Kwapaena, Unguwan Madaki, Koppa and Kurebe neighborhoods in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.

According to FIJ, the jihadists likewise gather levies to approve farmers access to their farms.

“They would obtain millions of naira from us with an arrangement that they would not intrude on our farms once again however they would return. This constantly comes when the farmers want to cultivate.

“They would divide our farm fruit and vegetables and provide us little bit to take home. Let us say out of 100 bags of maize, the gun-wielding fighters might choose to give the owner 20 bags after exhausting settlements,” a source divulged.

The terrorists, who were against making use of trucks to transfer farm fruit and vegetables, called it greed.

“Don’t be greedy. Include your motorcycles, not a four-wheel vehicle to get the part of your crops,” some villagers priced quote the crooks to have stated.

A homeowner of Bana said the terrorists’ declaration is law. “We attempt not go to our farms with a truck for growing,” he said.

The state guv, Abubakar Bello, in declaration on Thursday said the scenario might activate food deficiency.

“The uneasy part of the security obstacles is the inability of the farmers to harvest their farm fruit and vegetables, which might likely set off food deficiency in the state. We are worried by the nefarious activities of these terrorists. Desperation has actually been discovered amongst them as an outcome of the attack of security agents, which has made them target unsuspecting rural inhabitants.,” the governor had said.

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