Youths demand justice as suspected herdsmen kill female farmer in Ondo
Unknown assailants like killed a female farmer, Mrs Rabiat Atere, on her farm in Oka-Akoko, Akoko South-West Native Council Plan of Ondo Utter.
A search party discovered the dead body of the deceased after she did now not return home after working on the farm.
Whereas stating that the dead body of the deceased used to be already deposited in a mortuary in Iwaro-Oka, a source in the personnel, who craved anonymity, pressured out that the incident had created stress in the personnel.
In the period in-between, youths below the aegis of the Akoko Formative years Forum (AYF), who condemned the brutal killing of the farmer, alleged that suspected herders implemented the act.
In a assertion, the personnel’s National President of AYF, Ibukun-Oluwa Akeju, described the deceased as a easy farmer.
He acknowledged, “This sinister act, allegedly implemented by suspected Fulani assailants, is a correct away attack on the peace and security of our folk, a chance we can no longer tolerate,” the assertion be taught.
Akeju decried the dearth of rapid security response in the aftermath of the homicide, noting that for the reason that evacuation of the victim’s body by the police, no security presence had been deployed in the home.
“It is deeply troubling that for the reason that incident took place and the Nigeria Police evacuated her body, no make of security presence has been deployed in the personnel. Our folk are now left to dwell in dread, without assurance of protection or justice,” he acknowledged.
Akeju known as on security agencies, former rulers, and relevant stakeholders to assemble obvious the perpetrators are arrested and prosecuted and that peace and security are restored to the affected communities.
“Concrete measures want to be taken to forestall future occurrences. The Akoko Formative years Forum won't stand indolent while our folk are subjected to dread, violence, and bloodshed. We query of rapid intervention, justice for the victim, and agency security action from the authorities,” he acknowledged.
When contacted, the Police Public Members of the family Officer in the boom, Olayinka Ayanlade, who confirmed the incident, said that an investigation had begun to solve those in the support of the killing.
