An ex-leader of a militant group, Mr Paul Eris, has established a rice farm at Peremabiri Community in Bayelsa to reduce hunger and curb crime.
Eris was formerly known as `Ogunboss’ in the creeks when he was a militant.
Eris told newsmen during a tour of his farm on Thursday that the initiative was also to boost commercial rice production and create jobs for the youth.
Eris said that the farming began on Feb. 6, 2017 in a 51.5-hectare swampy forest which had been cleared.
He hoped that the farm, known as Tanko Farms, would increase by 200 hectares in 2018.
The former militant said that the farm had received 300 bags of paddies from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.
According to him, the farm has acquired a rice milling machine which is serving rice farmers in the area.
Mr Rowland Kiente, a rice farmer in Peremabiri, told journalists during…
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