The FCT command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is to set up an operational base in Kuje for agro-rangers to address the security challenges in the area council.

The FCT commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this during surveillance of the Dafara community on Tuesday.

Mr Odumosu said the aim was to tackle the rate of kidnapping and farmer-herder clashes.

He said this would reduce tension and guarantee increased agricultural activities.

“Our priority is to ensure adequate security of farmers and all agricultural investments and to promote peaceful co-existence between farmers and herders through Alternative Dispute Resolution.

“The command has trained men who are well equipped in carrying out the task, and we will ensure that the people of Dafara go about their farming business without any fear of attack from any quarter,” Mr Odumosu added.

The corps’s agro-rangers unit was set up to settle disputes between farmers and herders and secure agro-allied investments in the country.

Responding, the chief of Dafara, Peter Shekarau, thanked the commandant for identifying with the community and the commitment to deploy personnel to the area.

Mr Shekarau said the intervention could not have come at a better time, given the security challenges in the area and other parts of the country.

According to him, the community is willing to provide the personnel with an enabling environment. 

(NAN)