Fulani herdsmen have abducted and killed a resident and farmer of Igbo-Ori in the Yewa community of Ogun State, Ajoke Ishola, raising fresh worries in the area. Ishola was abducted around 11 am on Monday, before she was found dead the following day.
It is learnt that Ishola’s remains was discovered by angry residents on Tuesday as the assailants dumped her corpse behind former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s farm in the area along Oke-Ori community.
It was gathered that Ishola was initially abducted around 11 am on Monday, before she was found dead the following day.
It is seen that the governor’s assurance to the troubled communities have not translated into improved security as security operatives are feared to also be aiding the rampaging herdsmen and therefore turning a blind eye to their activities.
The mama (Ajoke) was abducted on Monday by Fulani herdsmen. She was on a motorcycle going to her farm. They attacked the motorcycle, shot dead the "okada" rider and took her away. They had promised to strike the community and people already knew their plans. The lifeless body of mama was discovered inside the bush around 7pm on Tuesday.
According to an AFP report, she was dumped behind Obasanjo farm along Oke-Irori village. The Oodua Peoples’ Congress members were involved in the search and helped to discover the body. The Fulani herdsmen secretly dumped her body and fled.
Information has it that one Fulani man simply called Orebe is strongly suspected. The police have been informed, but they said they would come to the community later to remove the corpse. "That is all the police can do,” a resident noted.
Yewa communities had been troubled in recent weeks by Fulani herdsmen and reprisals also by residents leading to ethnic clashes in the area.
Governor Dapo Abiodun only on Tuesday met with some northern governors including Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle and Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sanni.
They were also in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday and Tuesday to visit the area where violence raged between Yoruba and Hausa communities in the state, leading to destruction of lives and property.
In Oyo, Governor Bagudu, who begrudged the sad incident between the two groups however, promised that the Northern governors would give necessary support to restore normalcy and redeem the lost property.
Reviewed by Apeh Matthew
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February 17, 2021
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