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Fresh crisis appears to be brewing in the Ibarapaland area of Oyo State, following the return of Fulani herdsmen to the area and the alleged destruction of farms in the area.
Fulani herdsmen had, in January, migrated out of Igangan and other communities in Ibarapa, Oyo State, following the eviction notice given to Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Salihu Abdukadir, by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho.
Farmers in Igangan, however, told
Saturday PUNCH on Friday that the herdsmen had not only started returning to the area but that they had allegedly resumed destruction of farms and threatened to attack farmers who resisted them.
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Barely four days after the Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency otherwise called Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), declared that the Oke Ogun and Ibarapa zone of the state was safe for residents, a 65-year-old farmer has been reportedly killed in Igangan.
Residents of Igangan community in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State were thrown into mourning on Wednesday as Bashiru Akinlotan, a native of the town, was found dead on the farm.
Akinlotan, who was alone at the time of the incident, was suspected to have been strangled by some yet-to-be identified bandits who consequently set his cocoa plantation on fire.
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A farmer in Igangan, Ibarapa North-West Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, is revealing how Fulani herdsmen invaded his cassava farm and destroyed his produce and when he tried to protest, he was met with anger as the herders repeatedly macheted and beat him up.
Akintola is recalling the incidence amidst the rampant killings, maimings and raping of women by Fulani herdsmen in Igangan community.
The farmer recalls that the incident occurred on October 15, 2018 while he and his workers harvested cassava on his 30-hectare farm.
“If not for the grace of God and the backing of our ancestors, I would have lost my life,” the farmer in his mid 40s said.
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A farmer in Igangan, Ibarapa North-West Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, has narrated how Fulani herdsmen invaded his cassava farm and destroyed his produce.
According to Akintola Olusola, his protest was met with anger as the herders repeatedly macheted and beat him up.
Speaking in video clips obtained by
The PUNCH, Akintola said the incident occurred on October 15, 2018 while he and his workers harvested cassava on his 30-hectare farm.
“If not for the grace of God and the backing of our ancestors, I would have lost my life,” the farmer in his mid 40s said.