Outrage as Fulani herdsmen kill four, sack village in Ondo
No fewer than four persons were killed over the weekend in Ute, a community in Ose Local Government area of Ondo State, in a 'reprisal' by armed Fulani herdsmen, FirstNews has gathered.
The herders reportedly felt hurt over persistent patrol of farmlands by the Southwest Security Corps, otherwise known as Amotekun, against encroachment by the Fulani's herd of cows.
A local source said the herders had often complained that their cattle were growing lean and sometimes dying as they could no longer gain access to nourishing yams and cassava in farms belonging to residents of the host community.
"So unknown to us, they secretly contacted their armed colleagues from other parts of the country who invaded our community suddenly, carrying AK-47 guns, bows and arrows, and other dangerous...
