Suspected herdsmen destroy Olafeso's 30-hectare cassava farm

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Aformer National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, has cried out over suspected herdsmen's destruction of his 30 hectares of cassava farm at Igbaraoke, headquarters of Ifedore local government area of Ondo State.

Dr. Olafeso, who is also Ondo Coordinator of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, said the cassava was due for harvest.

Olafeso was almost moved to tears when he visited the farm to inspect the level of damage.

The former Ondo Commissioner for Information, in a letter to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said he has lost over N10m invested in the farm.

According to him: 'We arrived at our farm in Igbaraoke this morning, 11th January, 2023 to witness the destruction of our cassava farm by herdsmen.

'I went on to inspect our farm on the 23rd of December, 2022 after we completed the weeding of the entire plantation. We were expectant of good harvest but between Christmas and New Year our farm has been plundered.

'The pain inflicted on the family and the millions of naira lost can only be imagined. Our sweat for over one year was taken away just like that.

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