Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army has deployed Troops to help curb the clashes between farmers and herdsmen across three states towards ensuring peace and stability in the areas.

Buratai who made this known at the official inauguration of the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranch and the presentation of farm Implements to the Army by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in abuja.

He listed the states where the troops had been sent to as Benue, Taraba, and Nasarawa, noting that the Army would support the Federal Government to stem the clashes.

According to him, once the nation attains food security, all other forms of insecurity including insurgency in the North-East, militancy, kidnapping and other forms of security issues would be reduced.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, while commending the Nigerian Army for its agricultural initiative, assured them of the ministry’s commitment towards providing them with farm implements as well as equipment to boost both milk and meat production for their animals.

Over 25 tonnes of compounded ruminant feed, reaper, crushing machine and pasture seeds were donated to the Army to assist them in their farming venture.