Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s farm has been burnt down by suspected hoodlums in Howe, Gwer East Local Government Area, Benue State.
The manager of the mango farm in Benue State, Zubello Muhammed disclosed this.
He said; “The incident occurred on Saturday, January 29, 2022 when I travelled out of the area for an official assignment.”
According to sources; “The fire started following disagreements with the locals over compensation for the piece of land that originally belonged to the state government.”
However, Gwer East Local Government Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Ortsega, said; “The fire on the 139 hectares farm started at about 2 pm on Saturday by hoodlums and nearly half of it is gone. It was clearly a sabotage.”
“It was strange that there was fire outbreak in the farm because the farm was properly safeguarded, so it was obvious that it was sabotage.”
“We summoned a meeting of stakeholders and leaders over the matter in order to fish out the perpetrators and by the grace of God we have already apprehended four persons and investigation is still ongoing to fish out more culprits.”
