Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has issued an order banning farming on idle plots within Màkurdi metropolis. He directed that all those using empty plots of land and the frontage of their houses to cultivate crops within Makurdi metropolis, should stop immediately. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula on Saturday in Makurdi. Kula said the directive became neccessary because such areas are used as hideouts by criminals, who prefer dark areas to perpetrate their evil acts. “The Government of Benue State under the leadership of …