Afrobeats singer Timaya raises alarm over the devastating destruction of plants and farmlands by herders in his home state, Bayelsa.
The singer took to his X page to call on the government to take immediate action to address the situation, expressing his deep sadness over the loss of valuable farmlands.
Timaya also used the opportunity to speak out against open grazing, urging the herders responsible for the destruction to adopt more modern and sustainable practices by ranching their cattle.
Taking to his page, he wrote …
“Pls the government should do something. They are destroying farms in Bayelsa. Aboki, take your in cow inside and feed them. This is so sad.”
Reactions have followed …
@uchebakaadi said: “Using ethnic slur unfortunate. All “Aboki” r not herdsmen, Fulani more apt. No ethic has monopoly of slurs. Fulani tagged today replaced Ndigbo in ethnic abuse stakes. Soon it will b urs. As a celeb u ought to do beta. PHD (Pull Him/Her Down) that we practice means none advance”
@brainzcode remarked: “But them call you for show you go dey sing 🎤 for them senior man, how e be now?
When they come for others, you go keep quiet, but now e don come your doorstep.
E no Dey sweet you again abi?”
@justtooblunt said: “Niger-Delta has seen it all. They have been robbed of everything.”
@Ikopima09 opined: “If you try to defend yourself or your farmland they’ll sentence you to life imprisonment”
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