Insecurity Forces Kwara Farmers to Abandon Farming for Okada Riding
Published December 19, 2025
Rising insecurity, kidnappings, and ransom demands in parts of Kwara State, especially Patigi and Ifelodun, have driven farmers away from their lands.
Farmers report that armed men frequently attack fields, sometimes using charms or threats of death, making farming a “death sentence.”
Many victims, like Sadiku from Patigi, have sold family farmland to pay ransoms and now work as commercial motorbike (okada) riders for survival.
The shift from farming is reducing local food production, leading to scarcity and higher market prices.
Residents say security agencies have failed to respond effectively, leaving rural communities vulnerable.
Farmers argue that working as okada riders, despite risks of accidents and harassment, offers more immediate safety and mobility than staying on farms.
Implications:
The crisis is threatening food security and livelihoods in rural Kwara.
Insecurity is altering occupational choices, forcing many to abandon traditional farming.
Published December 19, 2025
Rising insecurity, kidnappings, and ransom demands in parts of Kwara State, especially Patigi and Ifelodun, have driven farmers away from their lands.
Farmers report that armed men frequently attack fields, sometimes using charms or threats of death, making farming a “death sentence.”
Many victims, like Sadiku from Patigi, have sold family farmland to pay ransoms and now work as commercial motorbike (okada) riders for survival.
The shift from farming is reducing local food production, leading to scarcity and higher market prices.
Residents say security agencies have failed to respond effectively, leaving rural communities vulnerable.
Farmers argue that working as okada riders, despite risks of accidents and harassment, offers more immediate safety and mobility than staying on farms.
Implications:
The crisis is threatening food security and livelihoods in rural Kwara.
Insecurity is altering occupational choices, forcing many to abandon traditional farming.
Insecurity Forces Kwara Farmers to Abandon Farming for Okada Riding
Published December 19, 2025
Rising insecurity, kidnappings, and ransom demands in parts of Kwara State, especially Patigi and Ifelodun, have driven farmers away from their lands.
Farmers report that armed men frequently attack fields, sometimes using charms or threats of death, making farming a “death sentence.”
Many victims, like Sadiku from Patigi, have sold family farmland to pay ransoms and now work as commercial motorbike (okada) riders for survival.
The shift from farming is reducing local food production, leading to scarcity and higher market prices.
Residents say security agencies have failed to respond effectively, leaving rural communities vulnerable.
Farmers argue that working as okada riders, despite risks of accidents and harassment, offers more immediate safety and mobility than staying on farms.
Implications:
The crisis is threatening food security and livelihoods in rural Kwara.
Insecurity is altering occupational choices, forcing many to abandon traditional farming.
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