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Farmers Cry Out As Fulani Herdsmen Rape Minors, Cut Off Man’s Hand In Oyo


Farmers of Ikoyi-Ile in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have cried out over fresh and persistent
attacks Fulani herdsmen.

Babalaje of Agbe, Chief Oyekola Joseph, who is the secretary of Idera Agbe Farmers Association, Orire local government branch said, there have been repeated attacks by these foreign invaders.

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He called for urgent intervention of the state government before the issue gets out of control.

“We don’t know what to do because if we revenge, it might lead to bloodshed. We want the government to help us. They accused a monarch in the area of collusion with the herders.

“Herdsmen cut off the hand of one of our workers working on the farm, they destroyed our farm produce. Another farmer was attacked with matchet and two of our minors were also raped,” Oyekola lamented.

One victim, Dominic Gbegbi, said the herders inflicted machete cuts on him after he challenged them when they invaded his farm with their cows.

Another victim identified as Usman Daudu whose farm produce was destroyed by the herders said that 20 hectares of his farmland where he planted maize, yams, tomatoes were destroyed.

“They have not stopped the attack on our farm. We have pleaded with them several times yet they didn’t yield. They are ‘Bororo’ because our Fulani neighbours are not violent,” Usman said.

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Meanwhile, the Onikoyi of Ikoyi-Ile, Oba Abdul-Yekeen Atilola Oladipupo said that he had made several attempts to ensure peaceful coexistence between the farmers and herders in the area but all to no avail.

“We have tried to resolve the issue many times but it is difficult to separate farmers and herders. We have been living together for a while. I have taken a lot of steps on the matter so as to find a lasting solution, but it seems my efforts were not fruitful.

“I have had series of meetings with all the community leaders around me. In fact, I even had meetings with the Assistant Inspector General of Police in Osogbo together with the Commissioner of Police, and they assured me that peace would reign,” the Oba said.

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