A large portion of a cabbage farm has been destroyed by suspected herders in Rakum village, Ropp District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama mentioned in a put up on X on Sunday that troops of Operation Peace (OPEP) confirmed the incident was reported on Saturday, October 10, 2026, prompting troops of Sector 4 to reply to the scene.
According to Makama, the troops found that the perpetrators had used cutlasses to chop down a large portion of the cabbage farm earlier than fleeing.
Makama mentioned the incident had heightened issues over the destruction of agricultural produce by suspected herders in the state.
He famous that legal actions affecting farmers’ livelihoods, alongside persistent assaults in the affected space, had dealt a critical blow to agricultural actions and livelihoods in Plateau State.
