Barely one week after farmers from villages in Oja Odan, Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun State protested the killing of one of them by suspected killer herdsmen, another farmer has allegedly been hacked to death at nearby Fagboun village, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state.
the deceased, who is simply identified as Araba, was killed on his farm at about 4 p.m. on Friday.
The Ogun State Police Command has since confirmed the incident.
It was learnt that some herdsmen, who recently invaded the community, took their cattle to Araba’s farm for grazing.
He was said to have resisted them and they reportedly hacked him to death.
Yewa North and Yewa South are two local governments in Ogun West area of the state, sharing boundaries with each.
Because of their proximity to the Benin Republic, residents of the two local governments have been lamenting the influx of Fulani herdsmen into their areas.
The village head, Simeon Fagboun told newsmen that, “We didn’t see the herdsmen who perpetrated that evil act. We have informed the police, in fact, the Area Commander was also aware.
The Ogun State Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the police were yet to identify the killers.
He said,
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