Women from Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State have raised the alarm over continuous herdsmen attack in their farms, calling on the Rivers State Government to intervene.

The women explained that herdsmen attack was becoming incessant inside their farms in Khana LGA of Rivers State.

Speaking at the Ogoni Women Environment Assembly organized by Lokiaka Community Development Centre, the women explained that the menace was now affecting food production, as they were now scared of going to their farms

The women who came from the four Ogoni communities in Khana Local Government Areas of Rivers State, were enlightened on the impact of climate change, and oil pollution on food production and insecurity.

Speaking with Newsmen the Executive Director of Lokiaka Community Development Centre, Martha Agbani, lamented that crude oil pollution and the environmental degradation in Ogoniland had severely affected food production.

The training, which had sessions for group discussions and presentation, saw the women narrating the challenges facing them in their communities, ranging from incessant oil spills, herdsmen attack, marginalization and insecurity.