A viral report has emerged that more than 30 cattle have died after allegedly grazing on a poisoned cassava farm in Nigeria.

According to multiple online reports, a 54-year-old farmer is being sought by the police for allegedly poisoning cattle belonging to a Fulani herdsman following repeated complaints that the animals had destroyed his crops.

Reports indicate that the farmer allegedly sprayed a poisonous insecticide on his cassava farm after becoming frustrated with the repeated destruction of his crops by cattle belonging to the herdsman.

The incident reportedly occurred after the farmer had complained several times to both the cattle owner and the local assembly, accusing the herdsmen of allowing their animals to graze on and destroy his 35-acre cassava farm.

However, his complaints allegedly yielded no satisfactory intervention to prevent further damage to his farmland.

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Frustrated by the continued destruction of his crops, the farmer reportedly took matters into his own hands by applying a poisonous chemical to the cassava plants.

Unfortunately, the cattle are said to have returned to the farm and consumed the poisoned crops, resulting in the deaths of more than 30 animals.

The incident has reportedly prompted a police search for the 54-year-old farmer.

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