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Jamiu Ibrahim farms yams, cassava and rice in Benue, Nasarawa and Zamfara states. Ibrahim told BusinessDay that he is often accompanied by a retinue of security guards any time he and his staff go to any of the farms.

And that comes at a huge cost. In Benue State, he spends N300,000 monthly to protect himself, his workers and his farms. In Zamfara and Nasarawa, he pays N350,000 to private security officers monthly.

It is even higher during the harvest periods when the staff have to be regularly at the farms,” he said