Harvested maize belonging to Savannah Regional Minister burnt to ashes

Several heaps of harvested maize on a 75-hector farm belonging to the Savannah Regional Minister,  Saeed Muhazu Jibril, has been destroyed by fire.

The incident, which occurred on Wednesday January 1, is believed to have been caused by a suspected arsonist.

According to the Minister, he received a call from some farmers alerting him of the incident. He quickly moved to the farm and saw the heaps of harvested maize in flames.

Despite creating a ten-meter fire belt around the heaps of harvested maize, everything on the 75-hector farm was burnt to ashes.

Narrating the incident to 3news.com, the Minister indicated that the incident was planned and executed since all the heaps of harvested maize were burnt simultaneously.

“I am not happy about the incident because all my investments have gone down the drain. I committed a lot of resources into the farm only for someone to come and set fire on the harvest,”

“I had my exit plan while in office to go into farming after my tenure expires, this year is my fifth year into commercial farming and look at what has befallen me. I am devastated but I know that the person who did this doesn’t want development,” he lamented.

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