Cameroonian monarchs living around Gashaka-Gumti National Park, near Taraba state have raised an alarm as wild herbivorous animals like elephants are crossing Nigerian borders to invade their farmlands.
They also lamented that carnivorous animals lions have also stormed farm animals including cattle and sheep that are reared in the community.
The traditional rules added that Nigerian rangers attack the Cameroonians whenever they complain or kill their wildlife.
Voice of Africa reported on Friday that “the traditional rulers in Cameroon are urging villagers to stop farming near Nigeria’s Gashaka-Gumti National Park after a flurry of human-wildlife conflict.
“Wildlife officials say animals from the park, Nigeria’s largest, have been crossing the Cameroon border to eat crops. Village chiefs say some farmers responded by killing the protected animals and were arrested by Nigerian rangers.”
“It said the villagers on Cameroon’s northern border with Nigeria dread looming hunger as they are unable to farm in their villages after wildlife destroyed several maize fields, leaving farmers devastated.
“The villagers say Ngoum, Katarko, Mayo Foorou and Mayo Lelewal, all villages in Banyo, a commercial, farming and cattle ranching district, were the most adversely affected of the destruction.”