The tragic incident happened in the agrarian community of Ajadusi, Ala, in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, where bandits were said to have stormed on Monday, shooting continuously before kidnapping the victims.
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A source told newsmen that four butchers had received a call from one of the herdsmen, who then invited them to the town to buy cows, unknown to them that it was an ambush.
It was learnt that one of the butchers escaped with injuries, the bodies of two others were found in the forest, while the fourth victim could not be found. It was reported that he had been kidnapped by the herdsmen.
Nasiru Jamiu, the butcher who escaped and currently receiving treatment in a hospital, said the herdsmen lured them into the bush to kidnap them.
“One of the Fulani people that sell cows to my boss called him to come and buy cows. He (the Fulani) had been selling cows to him before this time,” Jamui explained, adding that they had been transacting business together for a long time.
“After calling my boss, we first went to the place on Saturday; it was a long journey. My boss asked us to turn back that he did not feel like going further. The guy kept disturbing him and convinced him that they would bring the cows to a nearby village.
“So, when he called yesterday (Monday), he told us that some people would come and meet us at Ala town so that we would proceed to where the cows were kept. On getting to Ala, they took us to where the cows were and asked us to park our vehicles so that they could move the cows to the main road.
“As they entered into the bush, four of us waited beside the vehicles. Surprisingly, they returned with guns and started shooting into the air. They kidnapped my boss. The three of us left tried to run for our lives; as I was trying to move, they cut me with a machete. I fell and pretended as if I was dead.
“When I realised that they had left, I stood up and ran around the bush. It was only my boss I saw that they kidnapped, but the other two of us, we still don’t know their whereabouts till now. Maybe they later kidnapped them too, we are not certain.”
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Funmilayo Odunlami, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the murder of the two butchers, saying that the police were already in the forest to rescue the remaining victim.
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