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Herdsmen Kill Three, Torch Houses In Ondo Community

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3 years ago

Jan 8, 2022.

…a source narrated that the herdsmen razed the buildings in the community overnight while the villagers fled.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least three persons were reportedly killed when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded Molege community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday.

The gunmen allegedly attacked the community following the refusal of the residents to allow the herdsmen to graze on their farms.

After the attack, a source narrated that the herdsmen razed the buildings in the community overnight while the villagers fled.

The source said, “The herdsmen in their large number attacked the community in the evening and killed three people. Some hours later in the night, they burnt down the houses in the community.”

The Commander of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the herdsmen attacked his men while on patrol in the community.

Adeleye said, “While on a routine patrol at Molege, our men were informed that some nearby villages in Molege have been taken over by herdsmen while they burnt down some people’s properties.

“We moved in with three patrol vehicles and took control of the situation in the village. On their way back, some men suspected to be herdsmen suddenly opened fire on our men in an unprovoked attack because Amotekun does not want to start firing people.

“We are trying to find out who they are as investigation is ongoing. We urged the people of the community to come back to their homes as peace has returned to the village.”

Similarly, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Oyeyemi Oyediran, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, said he paid a visit to community on Friday for an on-the-spot assessment to ascertain the level of damage.

The statement also confirmed the attack, adding that the bandits torched many houses.

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