Ex-Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the fire outbreak on his farm by hoodlums in Benue state.
The former President whose mango plantation located at Hawe in Aliade area of Gwer East Local Government was burnt down in January 2022, said this on Friday February 25 while receiving a delegation from Benue State and the community, where the farm is located, at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
In a statement released by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said he won’t judge Benue indigenes by action of those he described as few miscreants, who burnt his farm.
He said;
“This action by this few misdirected miscreants should not be judged by the world. It is not the true reflection of the people of Benue. The action should not scare away investors, because Benue people are very accommodating and friendly.
“The land was acquired long ago and payment made for the lease of the land. If the government has not paid any compensation to any family or that they have not been adequately compensated, burning of the farm, was not the best to do.