Suspected herders have slaughtered a farmer, Dele Olowoniyi, in his sleep in a farm settlement at Oha village, imeko, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State .
Olowoniyi’s wife was said to have discovered the mangled body of her husband with multiple machete cuts on his neck and other parts of his body on Sunday.
A source told our correspondent that some Fulani herdsmen stormed the village in the night with guns and cutlass and killed Olowoniyi in the farm.
According to a source, “One of our brothers here in Imeko was killed in the early hours of today (Sunday) around 1am by Fulani herdsmen.
“They stormed the village during the midnight with guns and cutlass, they were shooting indiscriminately and destroying property.
“Dele Olowoniyi was slaughtered by the Fulani herdsmen at Oha village. After killing him, they left for Iwoye Ketu.”
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
He, however, said there was no evidence that the victim was killed by Fulani herdsmen.
The PPRO said, “The place is a farm settlement, there is only one building there, where the man lived with his wife.
“We were told that he complained of heat and went outside to sleep, but in the morning, he was found dead.
“Nobody can point at his killers, we cannot confirm yet whether the killers are Fulani herdsmen or not. We are still investigating.”
The police spokesman, however, said the victim’s family did not allow the police to keep his body for an autopsy.
“They said they don’t want him to be taken to mortuary, and since that is what they want, there is nothing we can do than to release the corpse to them,” the PPRO said.