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Armed herdsmen hack farmer to death in Osun state

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:21 PM by Jerrywright Ukwu

- Armed herdsmen have killed a farmer in Osun state

- The herdsmen attacked the farmer in his farm at Odo-Otin local government area of the state

- Herdmen attacks continue to be a menace across the country

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A report by Vanguard indicates that some herdsmen on Tuesday, January 12 killed a farmer identified as Ridwan after a herd of cattle destroyed the deceased’s farm.

According to the report, Ridwan popularly referred to as Rado of Eesa’s compound in Ijabe, Odo-Otin local government area of Osun state was attacked on his farm at Boole village via Ijabe.

A resident of the community, Oluwole Segun disclosed that the herdsmen reared cattle in the area and destroyed the deceased’s farm, a situation that led to an altercation between him and one of the herdsmen.

Armed herdsmen hack farmer to death in Osun state — Police authorities in Nigeria continue to struggle in keeping armed herdsmen at bay. Photo credit: @PoliceNG
Source: Twitter

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Ogbeh, a former minister of agriculture, said that with information available to the ACF, the criminals divert the ransom money into the purchase of arms.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has vowed that the Nigerian army will shame and disgrace criminal groups in Nigeria in the year 2021.