The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Taraba on Wednesday arrested seven suspects for stealing 36 bags of Soyabeans in various communities in Gassol Council Area of the State.
The suspects are: Osama Adama,33, Mohammed Inusa, 35, Sani Dabo, 40, Danjuma Suleiman, 30, Mukawo Abdullahi, 28, Laulo Sale,27, and Abdulkadir Umar,68.
The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr Kamilu Isah, told newsmen in Jalingo, the state capital, that the suspects were arrested after the body received an intelligence report.
According to Isah, the syndicate specialises in threatening farmers with attacks in the aim of making the farmers desert their farms in fear so that they can steal the produce therein.
He identified Umar as the buyer of the bags of Soyabeans which were stolen from Nanguru, Kurukuru, Burnun ,Maigamu and Oga villages in the area.
He said investigation revealed that Umar bought the bags of the Soyabeans at the rate of N369,000.
“These men have continuously caused crisis in the state by attacking Tiv communities during harvest season just to drive the farmers away and steal their produce.
“Needless to mention that so many people have died as a result of their activities and a lot of destruction done,” he said.
Isah said the command got wind of their tactics and extended its surveillance to the remote areas where they were arrested.
He called on the Taraba State government to constitute and empower a joint task force to patrol the hinterlands to curb the menace.
Mr Aondoakura Agim, one of the affected framers, commended the efforts of the NSCDC, urging other security operatives to also extend their surveillance to the rural areas.
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