Farmers from several communities in Southern Kaduna on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against persistent attacks and the destruction of their farmlands by armed herders.
The demonstrators, mostly women, marched barefoot to the palace of the Chief of Koro, His Highness Yohanna Akaito, in Kurmin Jibrin, Kagarko Local Government Area. They came from villages including Aribi, Kenyi, Kutaho, Kabara, Kushe, Dogonkurmi, Katugal, Nkojo, and Kurmin Jibrin.
Dressed in black, with faces painted and leaves in their mouths and on their heads, the protesters expressed grief over the continued invasion of their farms. Despite earlier attempts to stop the demonstrations, they gathered again to make their voices heard.
On arrival at the palace, the aggrieved farmers entered the premises and pleaded with the traditional ruler to intervene by urging government and security agencies to protect them.
Speaking on behalf of the group, one of the women lamented that their farms had been destroyed by herders’ cattle, leaving them without food or income. She said many of them had lost loved ones in the attacks and now live in fear.
She appealed to the Chief of Koro to help restore peace and ensure justice for affected communities. The farmers vowed to resume protests if authorities failed to respond.
In a video shared online, the protesters were seen singing a sorrowful song, crying to God to “wipe away their tears.”
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