A farmer in Ijugbere axis of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State who identified himself as Adedayo says Fulani herdsmen kidnapping in the area have generators and play music inside the forest where they hide their hostages.
Speaking to SaharaReporters on Monday, Adedayo condemned the killing of three farmers in the area during the weekend.
He stated the herdsmen invaded their farm round 7 pm on Saturday and descended on the farmers, killing three at the same time as he and others ran away from the farm.
The farmer said the incident had created tension inside the region with some residents fleeing the community.
He stated, “When they kidnap, they bring people to the wooded area. Now, they've mills, play tune within the forest. We are in a extreme trouble.
“People should do away with politics from what is taking place currently, they need to simply overlook approximately politics, in any other case, we are in for critical problem if nothing is accomplished.”
Last month, Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state, issued a seven-day stop word to the herdsmen running illegally in the kingdom’s woodland reserves.
Apart from ejecting the herdsmen, the governor also banned underage grazing, night grazing, and motion of farm animals within the cities and on highways.
The governor had said, "Today, we have taken primary steps at addressing the root motive of kidnapping, specifically, and other nefarious activities detailed and documented in protection reviews, the clicking, and debriefings from victims of kidnap cases in Ondo State.
"As the chief regulation and protection officer of the nation, it's far my constitutional duty to do the whole thing lawful to protect the lives and assets of all citizens of the nation. In mild of the foregoing, the following orders are hereby issued: All woodland reserves inside the kingdom are to be vacated by herdsmen in the next seven days with effect from nowadays, Monday, January 18, 2021."
The problem generated an uproar and after a meeting with distinct stakeholders, Akeredolu asked herdsmen to sign up with the authorities so we can operate unhindered inside the woodland reserves.
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