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Bandits around Ardo-Kola local government area of Taraba State have resorted to collecting beer as levies from farmers before allowing them to harvest their crops, Daily Trust reports.<\/p>\n

A senior civil servant in Jalingo, who preferred anonymity, told the paper that he was forced to buy beer worth over N200,000 before he was allowed to harvest his Benniseed farm.<\/p>\n

He said the levy imposed by the bandits ranges from N20,000 to N100,000 depending on the size of the farm.<\/p>\n

\u201c I paid with beer worth N200,000 before getting access to my farm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to the report, farming communities where the levy was imposed by the bandits include Baka, Kasakuru, Majowere, Digun, Nyapori, Buzi, Dare, and Sakala.<\/p>\n

A resident in the local government area, Mallam Dantala Bello claimed that farmers have become used to paying the levy to the bandits before harvest.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome abandon their farms if they are levied too much and project that they can\u2019t recover the amount after harvest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Another source in the area said the bandits were working with informants to get information on people coming to harvest their farms in the area.<\/p>\n

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