The farmers alleged that government officials in charge of farm inputs like fertilisers were selling them and also using them on their own farms.
Some of the residents who spoke with journalists said it was time for the state government to take drastic actions against perpetrators of kidnapping in the community.
The producers said the only option to the cost of production was “to increase the price from the current N150 to N200.”
The farmers who made the call in separate interviews bemoaned the incessant invasion of their farms by bandits.
There was no vehicular restriction and retail shops, fuel stations were open for business.
