HORROR! Tension As Gunmen Kill 3 Nigerian Farmers

HORROR! Tension As Gunmen Kill 3 Nigerian Farmers

Three farmers were tragically killed by gunmen suspected to be herders in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred on Monday when the farmers were ambushed in the Okpekpe community. The identities of the deceased farmers have not yet been confirmed.

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In addition to the three fatalities, one person was attacked in the Itsukwi community within the same locality. It is reported that during this violent encounter, the attackers used knives to slit the throats of the victims, showing a brutal level of aggression.

Seven other individuals reportedly escaped the attack but suffered machete cuts inflicted by the suspected herders. The victims were ambushed while they were tending to their farms, highlighting the dangerous conditions for farmers in this area.

This tragic incident underscores the ongoing security challenges in the region, impacting local communities and their agricultural livelihoods. It calls for increased vigilance and a coordinated response to ensure the safety and protection of farmers and rural residents.

A source in the community who spoke to newsmen said there have been a series of attacks by gunmen suspected to be herders leading to the death of several farmers in the community and its neighboring communities.

Confirming the incident, the chairman of Etsako East Local Government Council, Benedicta Attoh, lamented the spate of killings by alleged herdsmen and militias.

Attoh noted that the attacks have continued unabated daily in the area.

“My people are being killed like goats daily. You heard that five or four people were killed. We cannot have the exact number of those that have been killed so far because some corpses are still in the bush yet to be discovered,” she said.

She urged the federal government to fulfill its primary purpose of securing the lives and property of every citizen, including Etsako East Local Government Area.

The council boss, who also lamented that the local government is on fire, threatened that the people would no longer fold their hands and watch members of their families being killed in a gruesome manner daily in their farmland.

Also speaking, the Traditional ruler of Okpekpe, HRH Peter A. Osigbemeh, called on the Federal and state governments to establish forest rangers to guard the forest by empowering local vigilante and hunters.

Osigbemeh urged the governments to employ rangers with the necessary security gadgets to enable them to take charge of their forest and defend themselves.

Meanwhile, the Edo State Police Command was yet to confirm the incident as the spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Yamu, was yet to respond to a text message sent to him via Whatsapp.