Funke
Adesiyan has recounted the losses she suffered after some suspected
Fulani herdsmen led their herd of cattle into her farm to feed on her
crops.
Funle Adesiyan
Nollywood actress, Funke Adesiyan took to her Instagram page
earlier today to narrate a bitter experience she had with Fulani
Herdsmen on her farm in the year 2016.
In her post, the actress talked about the zeal the average Nigerian
youth possesses to excel, but their efforts are being frustrated by the
government.
At the time the farm was being invaded, she was outside of the
country for another business deal, but upon hearing the sad news, she
fainted immediately and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Funke Adesiyan on her hospital bed
Read her post:
"I remember this day 2016. 3 months prior, I'd just acquired 5
hectares of land at Ijebu Omu for watermelon farming. I was in such a
high spirit looking forward to planting the new hybrid seedlings that
had just surfaced. I was sleeping at a room apartment I rented in the
village so I could be closer to farmland.
We went to work. Cleared the land, sunk the borehole, layed the
pipes for irrigation so water can be sufficient as watermelon feeds
hugely on water and environment. We planted. I left the farm maintenance
to the farm manager.
I was so tired that I needed to take a holiday so bad but
Ranti, my friend who just struck a deal with a Nigerian-Indian company
who needed tomato suppliers who can be consistent was waiting.
So we headed to Iseyin from Ijebu to see the expansion on our
Tomato farm.I stopped in Ibadan on my way from Iseyin to have a drink
with my constituents and my favourite Amala Turaya at Yemetu.
On getting to Lagos, I had only 5days to prepare for my China
trip as my partners from Iran and Pakistan wanted us to tour Hunan, a
province popular for it's tea Cultivation. As a "soji girl" that I am, I
exploit all money making avenues around me. I needed to shop for my
milk and Sardines that I will sell in China to cover my hotel bills.
(Ogbon lo gba)
So I spent one whole month in China from Shanghai to Yiwu to
Hunan to Sixuan to Pinyin to Hanzhou and finally Guangzhou where I met
my beautiful Abuja babe, Mobola. I was tired and drained mentally and
physically. I had a week stopover in Dubai which I'd to cancel cos I
just wanted to be in the strong embrace of my #ejika the best man any
woman can ask for.
As I turned my phone on at Dubai airport, text messages came in
from my watermelon farm manager that #fulaniherdsmen had come into my
farm and their cows had destroyed our watermelon that was due for
Cultivation oh how i cried! I collapsed right there at Dubai airport. I
was rushed to the emergency hospital and was on admission for the 5days I
didn't want to spend! (Man proposes....)
This Picture was taken the 2nd day by my Doctor. I have never met youths who have zeal to succeed more than Nigerians but the collapse of law and order by the
Government has destroyed most of us. It is however important
our Government put measures in place to savage this situation fast.
There's no business you'd do that the system would not frustrate. May
God help us all"
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