By Martins Abochol
Sen. Jonathan Zwingina, former Senate Deputy Leader says the displacement of herdsmen from Sambisa forest in Borno by Boko Haram insurgents has heightened farmers/herders crises in some parts of the country.
Zwingina made the observation when he paid a courtesy call on Hama Batta, Chief Gladstone Teneke at his palace in Demsa, Adamawa on Wednesday.
The former senate deputy leader was in the palace to intimate him of his intention to vie for the Southern Senatorial seat of the state in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.
He said that the conversion of the Sambisa forest, which was hitherto a free grazing place for herds forced herdsmen to move southward in search of pasture.
He said that the situation led to clash of economic interests between farmers and herdsmen.
He said that the crisis was basically an economic one, adding that access to economic opportunities by these traditional occupations had resulted in widespread killings and destruction…
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