Following a fresh attack by some suspected herdsmen, at least six people have been reportedly killed in the Arimogija and Molege communities of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The six victims who were farmers and traders were said to have been killed while trying to resist the invasion of the herdsmen in their farms and homes after the destruction of their farmlands by the herdsmen.
It was gathered that the herdsmen attacked some traders who were returning to the town from Akure and killed all the occupants of the vehicle before setting the vehicle ablaze and taking their money and belongings.
The source said many houses, cars and motorcycles were burnt during the attack while the families of the victims killed by the herdsmen are planning a reprisal attack.
A first-class traditional ruler in the area, the Onimoru of Imoru, Oba Rotimi Obamuwagun, who confirmed the invasion and attack on the people of the communities lamented over the atrocities and criminal activities of the herdsmen in the area.
The monarch disclosed that over four hectares of cassava farmland belonging to one of his subjects were destroyed by the herdsmen, saying the farm was financed through bank loan from a commercial bank.
He stated that the herdsmen, who always armed themselves with sophisticated weapons are becoming more daring by visiting homes and dragging the farmers to the farm, ordering them to uproot cassava for their cows.
