JUST IN : SUSPECTED HERDSMEN KILL FIVE FARMERS IN ONDO COMMUNITY
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Assailants, believed to be herders, have killed five farmers in an attack on the Ajegunle-Powerline community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The suspects are said to have stormed the farmlands, fired shots into the air, and killed the victims during the attack.
Sources from the community revealed that the victims, originally from Plateau and Kaduna states, were working as labourers on the farm when they were struck by the attackers’ bullets.
One of the farmers, Akin Olowolafe, explained that such attacks had become frequent, with cattle constantly invading their farmlands, but the latest assault was particularly devastating due to the fatalities. Olowolafe also mentioned that security agencies were notified of previous attacks, but no action was taken to stop the perpetrators.
He said: “This is how they (herdsmen) usually come to disturb and destroy our crops, and we have reported them to the state government and even to the security agencies, but no positive actions were taken by these security agencies to stop the Fulani herdsmen’s activities on our farmlands.
“These Fulani herdsmen just entered the farmlands on Tuesday as we were working, and they started shooting sporadically in the air and killed five people during the attack.”
Olowolafe said that many farmers in the community have fled their farms for fear of being killed, stressing that the incessant clashes and destruction of farm crops had become worrisome.
The farmer, however, called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the security agencies to intervene and save them from attacks allegedly perpetrated by the herders.
A labourer, identified as Fidelis Daniel, who also spoke on the incident, said, “They came around 3 p.m. on Tuesday to destroy our farms, and we had warned them not to come to our farmlands again, but they didn’t listen, and when they came, they just started shooting.
“I was inside the farm too when the incident happened. I just heard the sound of guns, and I immediately ran to the house. It was even God that saved me; otherwise, they would have killed me.
“They suddenly came with weapons to destroy our crops and killed five people—three from Plateau State and two from Kaduna State.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who confirmed the incident, however, said, “There was an attack on the community, and the police are still investigating. But I cannot confirm the number of people that were killed.”
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