Some aggrieved girls withinside the Uba-Oka Akoko network in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State have staged a non violent protest to sentence the incessant killings via way of means of suspected Herdsmen withinside the area, calling at the authorities to salvage them from the invaders.
Their clamour follows the current homicide of a farmer known as Sunday Ayeni on his farm withinside the network .
The corpse of Ayeni become discovered on his farm, with machete wounds and his intestines exposed, indicating that he become brutally stabbed to dying via way of means of his attackers.
The incident happened only a few days after the deceased acquired financial reimbursement for his farm, which become destroyed via way of means of cows allegedly belonging to herdsmen withinside the area.
A resident of the network who desired anonymity found out that Ayeni's farm become destroyed via way of means of herdsmen closing week. However, the state of affairs become resolved via way of means of protection retailers and network elders, who intervened and facilitated the price of an undisclosed sum of money as reimbursement to Ayeni via way of means of the herdsmen.
During the protest, the girls , who had been half- bare and with out head ties, trekked to the palace of the conventional ruler of Oka Akoko, Oba Adebori Adeleye, chanting diverse team spirit songs.
The protesters additionally accuse the Herdsmen of raping girls on their farmlands and destroying their crops.
Speaking on behalf of the protesting girls , Abigail Ojo narrated their ordeal, declaring that that they'd nearly deserted their farms because of worry of being attacked via way of means of the Herdsmen.
Ojo said thus"We name on protection corporations to assist discover lasting answers to our problems. We are protesting to permit the authorities realize our plight."
The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, SP 'Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya in her response to the improvement said that police investigations have due to the fact that started out at the killings, expressing wish that the perpetrators could quickly be apprehended and taken to justice.
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