Women of ondo Protest Half-naked Over Incessant Killings By Suspected Herdsmen

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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