Barely few hours after the visit of the delegation of Ogun state government to Yewa,-North Local Government area of the state on Sunday, suspected herdsmen again descended on the community and killed three farmers at Agon-Ojodu,a farming community in the area.
The delegation, led by the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, visited some places in the troubled areas, including the palace of the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, and promised security of lives and property.
Our correspondent gathered that few minutes after the delegation left the areas, the suspected herdsmen struck and killed three farmers.
They reportedly invaded Agbon-Ojodu in Eseluland in the area, setting ablaze some houses and killed three farmers .
The Eselu of Eseluland Oba Akintunde Akinyemi confirmed the incident .
Oba Akinyemi said his people have found three dead bodies of farmers slaughtered by suspected herdsmen.
The monarch said, “The incident happened few hours after the government delegation which paid a visit to the palace left.”
He sounded a note of warning that if the killings of his people did not stop, he might lead attack on the criminals.
He said “they should caution them, if they refuse to yield to the warning, I will be forced to lead my people. I will declare a total war anywhere we see them.”
Source- PUNCH.
