But Ortom, the governor of Benue, said the farmers are afraid.
但贝努埃州的州长奥托姆表示,农民们很害怕。
VOA慢速英语_世界
In the north-central Benue state, farmers once grew so much rice, yams, and soybeans that the area became known as " the food basket of Nigeria" .
在尼日利亚中北部的贝努埃州,因曾种植大量水稻、山药和大豆,而被称为" 尼日利亚的粮仓" 。
当月 VOA Daily Standard English
The Benue state police command Monday told VOA it has launched an investigation into the abduction of the medical students and deployed tactical teams on a rescue mission.
贝努埃州警察局星期一告诉VOA,他们已对绑架医学生一事展开调查,并派遣战术小组执行救援任务。
当月 VOA Daily Standard English
Twenty medical students from Universities of Jos and Maiduguri and medical doctor traveling with them were taken in Benue state on their way to a conference in eastern Enugu state.
So the floods in Nigeria were really the most devastating in the country’s history -- and particularly affected the populated areas of the vast river plains of the Benue and Niger, destroying houses, bridges, farmland, killing numerous cattle.”
The Benué River (French:la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately 1,400 kilometres (870mi) long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows.