Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- Farmers across Northern Nigeria are lamenting the severe impact of insecurity on this year's harvesting season, as fear of bandits and Boko Haram terrorists keeps many away from their farmlands.

Crops are reportedly rotting in the fields, while criminal groups impose levies on those who attempt to harvest or cultivate their produce.

In many rural communities, particularly in the North West and North East regions, the situation has reached alarming levels. Farmers now face not only the risk of losing their livelihoods but also the danger of being attacked, kidnapped, or killed while working on their farms.

In an interview with The News Chronicle on Thursday, Mohammed Lawan Umara, a former lecturer based in Maiduguri, ...