7 persons feared dead in Amotekun, Fulani herders clash in Oyo

 

No less than seven persons have been reportedly killed, at Ayete, in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, when personnel of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, clashed with some Fulani herders, in fresh violence.

This came just three days after a similar clash happened at Tapa.

Though, a source in the area claimed seven people have been killed while some houses were razed at Okebi Village, the leadership of Fulani herders in the state confirmed that three of its men were killed, according to Vanguard report.

“One man and his two sons were killed. We don’t know what caused the fight. Some persons were shot and injured.

“The number of people killed has increased to seven. Those who were shot and ran away later died in the bush,” the source who said that the fight was between Bororo people and Amotekun corps narrated.

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Confirming that three of his men were killed, Alhaji Yakubu Bello, former State Chairman of Myetti Allah, said: “Three of our men were killed. I don’t know what caused the crisis, but I was told that Amotekun people went into the houses of the Fulani herders and killed them there.”

When asked if he could identify those alleged to have been killed, he said he didn’t know their names.

Also, supporting Bello’s claims, the incumbent State Chairman of Myetti Allah, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, said three people were killed and their bodies taken away. Like Bello, he said he could not identify those killed.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gbenga Fadeyi, said the DPO at Aiyete Police Division had moved to the community to assess the situation.