Ogun Herdsmen Attack News Today

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 9 March 2021 DAUD OLATUNJI writes on the reported persistent attacks on locals by suspected herdsmen in the Yewa area of Ogun State, which have compelled many residents to flee to neighbouring Benin Republic where they are currently living as refugees The farmers and herders’ conflicts that started like skirmishes have now become a full blown crisis with attendant loss of lives and property. In fact, hundreds of residents of Ogun West Senatorial District, o...

Punch Newspapers Sections Daud Olatunji The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, and the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State have warned the federal and state governments against possible consequences of the killing of people in Yewaland by Fulani herdsmen. Herdsmen had, on Friday night, invaded Igbooro, Oja-Odan in Yewa North Local Government Area of the state, leaving three dead and two villagers injured. The marauding herdsmen had reportedly invaded the vil...