The armed personnel, believed to be herders, reportedly attacked four communities in the local government area in the northern Akurey, Odo State, killing more than 20 farmers.
Naija News Learning that the deadly attack occurred at midnight on the weekend, affecting the ABA pastor, ABA Sunday, Ademekun camp and the ABA Alajido camp in Ala Elefosan.
According to Channel TV, local residents in an affected community mentioned that 14 bodies have been retrieved in the past two days, and some people from the community have not been blamed.
Regent Ademekun Camp (Adelowo Adekemisola), one of the target communities, grieved that the 14 farmers in the area were lost by the attackers.
Adekemisola said the attackers invaded the dead community at night through the border with the Edo country, opening fire without choice.
Confirm this tragic incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Commander, FunmilloIt was noted that the police, together with other security forces, promptly launched a murderer effort and enhanced the security of agricultural communities in the local government areas of northern Akure.
However, as of the time of publication of the report, the Ondo State Government has not issued any formal statement on the incident.
Naija News The event is the latest trend in the disturbing trend of Nigerian farmers’ attacks, the report said. The gang is reportedly becoming increasingly dominant across the country, especially in the northern region.
Many farmers died in the northeastern state of Borno when armed men gathered them in Dumba near Lake Chad and opened fire.
As the country struggles to cope with rising food insecurity and inflation, experts warn that such attacks on farmers could exacerbate the food crisis faced by one of the African economic leaders.
