
PROTEST ROCK OWO AS FIVE FARMERS WERE KILLED BY SUSPECTED HERDSMEN
Another five farmers have reportedly been murdered by armed herdsmen at Aba Oyinbo, Akure North council area of Ondo state. Consequently, farmers in the council area staged a protest at the governor’s office in Akure, the state capital, displaying bodies of the casualties.
Activities at the governor’s office were grounded for hours following the protest.
Recall that the protest to the governor’s office was the second in the last few weeks following the surge in kidnappings in the state.
Twenty farmers were killed by suspected herdsmen in the same council area last week after they invaded and sacked four communities.
The protesters shut down the governor’s office over the spate of kidnapping and the inability of the security agencies to curtail their activities.
They expressed concern that the criminals were having a field day despite the efforts of the security personnel. It was gathered that the farmers were killed early hours of Wednesday by suspected herdsmen.
Some farmers have equally barricaded the Akure/Owo highway, protesting the abduction and killings in the council area.
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