{"id":155002,"date":"2025-03-11T23:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T22:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/aiyedatiwas-aide-blames-farmers-for-attacks-urges-them-to-acquire-drones"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:33:39","slug":"aiyedatiwas-aide-blames-farmers-for-attacks-urges-them-to-acquire-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/aiyedatiwas-aide-blames-farmers-for-attacks-urges-them-to-acquire-drones","title":{"rendered":"Aiyedatiwa\u2019s aide blames farmers for attacks, urges them to acquire drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senior Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Security Matters, Olugbenga Atiba, on Tuesday stated that farmers who have been the targets of bandits in the state were the architects of their predicament.<\/p>\n<p>According to Atiba, who disclosed this while on a popular radio programme in the state, anyone who wants to venture into farming should be asked what plan they have for security.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s aide, who dismissed the report of the attack on the four farmsteads in Akure North Local Government as fake despite confirmation by the police command, stated that people should be cautious of their movements and ensure they withdraw home early and lock their doors.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Special Assistant also said all the kidnap cases that happened in Oba-Ile never actually occurred and insisted that the kidnap of students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), took place in Ekiti State despite evidence presented to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity is everybody\u2019s business. Our people want the government to come and build a police station in their homes. What are the farmers doing to protect themselves before calling on the government?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u2019s role is to provide police stations and put officers there. The government gives money to all security agencies in this state every month for them to perform their roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn advanced countries, where there are sophisticated technologies like the internet, farmers usually have drones, firearms, and dogs, but our people want the government to do everything for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Senior Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Security Matters, Olugbenga Atiba, on Tuesday stated that farmers who have been the targets of bandits in the state were the architects of their predicament. 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