A bunch of ladies, disturbed by the worsening safety scenario within the Akoko space of Ondo State, have staged a peaceable protest, with a few of them partially dressed, to sentence violent killings by suspected herdsmen.
The ladies, largely aged, marched by means of the streets to precise their misery over the frequent killings, kidnapping and destruction of their farmlands.
It was gathered that the protest came about shortly after a farmer, Sunday Ayeni, was brutally murdered on his land following a disagreement with herdsmen.
Mr Ayeni’s corpse, alongside together with his looking canine, was found by a search get together over the weekend, and on account of the event, farmers have been pressured to desert their farmlands because of worry of additional assaults.
The ladies, throughout a safety assembly on the palace of the Olubaka of Oka, Adebori Adeleye, voiced their demand for justice for the victims of the incessant assaults.
The spokeswoman of the group, Mrs Abigail Ojo, alleged that suspected herdsmen raped a few of them on their farms and destroyed their crops.
In keeping with her, they’d deserted their farms and have been decided to not return till there was sufficient safety and safety for them.
She additional mentioned, “We can’t tolerate these mindless killings any longer. All of this has to cease.”
She appealed to the safety businesses for help find a long-lasting resolution to their drawback.
Responding, the normal ruler, Mr Adeleye, mentioned that the safety scenario in the neighborhood was being addressed by the related safety businesses.
