….Over 1.5 million displaced
For years, Plateau and Benue states—two of Nigeria’s major food-producing states—have witnessed recurring attacks by armed groups, leaving behind a trail of deaths, displacement and destruction. Beyond the heavy human toll, the violence has steadily eroded agricultural activities, forcing many residents to abandon their farms and livelihoods.
The persistent insecurity has significantly affected food production across the North-Central region. Communities known for producing maize, yam, rice, cassava, potatoes, vegetables and other staple crops have repeatedly suspended farming as attacks intensified during both planting and harvesting seasons.
Experts have consistently warned that continued violence in the region poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s food security.
Professor Mathias Eneji of the Department of Economics, University of Jos, said the situation has become one of the gravest threats to the country’s economic development, especially in terms of investment confidence and agriculture.
According to him, persistent insecurity has the potential
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