Farmer-Herder Clashes: Military Urges Dialogue and Forgiveness in Kaduna State

The Nigerian military urged farmers, herders and young people to pursue dialogue, forgiveness and cooperation to reduce recurring conflicts in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Speaking at a Saturday seminar organized by the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, Major General Maxwell Dangana said previous editions had helped reduce clashes and farmland destruction by about 70 per cent, according to available statistics. He commissioned vehicles and motorcycles for troops and presented motorcycles to community leaders to improve mobility, information sharing and intelligence gathering.