Persistent killing of rural farmers
will lead to hunger in the country,
the northern chapter of the
Christian Association of Nigeria
(CAN) said on Monday.
Yakubu Pam, its chairman, said this
in Jos on Monday during an
interview with NAN on the sidelines
of a regional delegates’ conference of
the association.
“Farmers are killed on the fields and
this has forced them to abandon the
farms; hunger is imminent in the
country if nothing is done about
this,” he said.
He called for special protection for
farmers, saying farmers are
vulnerable to attacks because their
farms are normally in forests. Pam
also drew government’s attention to
the constant abduction of young
girls, and appealed for special
security for those in the villages.
“We have also observed that girls in
the northern part of the country are
being withdrawn from schools and
forced into marriage,” he said.
“The association is taking a deeper
look into that menace and will come
out with suggestions on ways to
check the trend. Our youths must
resort to farming to cushion the
current economic hardship; doing
nothing is very dangerous.”
According to Pam, the delegates’
conference, themed ‘Peace and Unity
in the Body of Christ’, was convened
to buttress the need for unity in the
church.
“Without love and unity, no human
or spiritual community can survive,
including the church. Unity of
believers from different backgrounds
is crucial,” he said.
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