11,000 NSCDC personnel to protect farmers against attacks

Following a wave of deadly attacks on farmers across the country in 2025, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has disclosed plans to deploy no fewer than 11,000 Agro-Rangers operatives nationwide to bolster farmers’ protection ahead of the 2026 farming season. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, NSCDC’s spokesman, Babawale Afolabi, stated...