Again,Fulani Herdsmen strike at Igangan, kill policemen, burn station.
Barely 48 hours after the massacre of some residents in Igangan community in Ibarapa North West local government area of Oyo State, suspected Fulani herdsmen have again attacked the community.
In the attack which took place late Monday night, the herdsmen stormed a police station in the area, killing officers on duty and destroying the entire facility.
In a viral video, sympathizers were captured lamenting in Yoruba language as the slain officer’s lay in their pool of blood.
Filed documents were also not spared as the invaders ransacked the building from the roof to the floor.
As of the time of filing this report, the exact number of officers and civilians killed in the attack is yet to be confirmed by relevant authorities.
Monday’s attack came after the suspected herdsmen killed 11 people in the community in the early hours of Sunday, razing a monarch’s palace and fuel station in the process.
The Street Journal had earlier reported that panic gripped the area, forcing parents and guardians to run helter-skelter, withdrawing their wards from school over fears that the herders were strategizing to launch fresh attacks on the community.
Speaking on the latest developments in Igangan, the Elenpe of Tapa, Oba Sunday Titiloye, said parents and guardians have been running to take their children to safe destinations.
Speaking to newsmen, the Monarch said:
“We could not sleep all through this morning. We just heard that those Fulani people are restrategizing and we don’t know the precise time and location the attack will occur. There is no security in the area. This is the time for the government to come to our aid in Igangan.”
Yoruba Activist, Sunday Igboho who is from Igangan had Monday morning wanted to pursue the Fulani killers into the forest, but the soldiers in about ten Hilux vans who were following him about ensured Igboho did not go into the forest only for them to come back and strike in the night killing security officials and burning police facilities.
It will be recalled that Miyetti Allah which is the body of Fulani herdsmen had denied involvement in the dastardly acts at Igboho but speaking through the other side of their mouth last week,they described Southern governors are dogs who cannot bite.
