A mother of three, Mrs. Ayesi Balogun,
was allegedly raped and killed on Saturday by some suspected Fulani
herdsmen at Asa village in the Oja Odan area of theYewa North Local
Government Area, Ogun State.
The victim was said to have been killed after being raped on her farm.
A statement in Abeokuta by the Ketu Advancement Front stated this on Monday.
It was signed by its coordinator and secretary, Kunle Abiose and Joseph Bankole respectively.
The statement, which had been sent to
relevant security agencies in the state, read in part, “We, members of
the Ketu Advancement Front want to register our strongest protest with
the Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led government over the callous abdication
of its constitutional responsibility of ensuring the security of lives
of the Ketu people from wanton killing by marauding herdsmen.
“We are sad to announce that Mrs. Ayesi
Balogun, a poor mother of three, was raped and hacked to death on her
farm in Asa, Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State, over the
weekend by Fulani herdsmen.
“On sighting her entering the farm, the
killer-herdsmen who had taken over her farm, pounced on her, probably
gang-raped her before hacking her to death.”
According to the statement, Balogun’s
case brought to 25, the number of innocent and poor people who had been
sent to their early graves in agonising and dehumanising circumstances.
It added, “The latest in the series of the ceaseless murder cases has been reported to the Oja-Odan Police Station.
“Our displeasure is premised on the fact
that despite our unabating protest, including the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding with the government and the herdsmen in
2014, the government which has the overall duty of providing security
and ensuring peace of our people has turned deaf ears and blind eyes to
our people’s plight.”
The state police spokesman, Muyiwa
Adejobi, confirmed that Balogun’s corpse was found on the farm, adding
that it had not been established that she was killed by Fulani herdsmen.
He said it might be a reprisal killing by
the Fulani herdsmen because “a few days ago a corpse of a Fulani man
was found in the bush in the same area.”
Adejobi said the command had summoned the Yoruba and Fulani leaders in the area to a meeting on Tuesday (Today) in Abeokuta.
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