Residents of 13-13 village, a farm settlement at Ajagbusi along Igbatoro road in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo on Tuesday stormed the state capital, Akure protesting the killing of another three farmers by armed herdsmen in the early hours of Tuesday while on their way to their farms.
The protesters, who stormed the state capital,Akure, barricaded the roads leading to the seat of power in the state for several hours, chanting anti-government slogan.
They laid the bodies of the casualties on the ground as barricades at the roundabout leading to Governor’s Office at Igbatoro Road, Alagbaka, Akure.
Displaying tree branches, the protesters called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to protect the people of the state like his predecessor, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
They charged him to provide all necessary logistics to Amotekun Corps so that they could go to the farmsteads to protect farmers and their plantations.
The protest, which lasted for hours, grounded traffic inflow and outflow in Alagbaka axis.
Also lamenting the failure of the governor to stop the incessant attacks and killings of farmers, the traditional ruler of Adesina Community, Taiwo Samuel, disclosed that the current killing was one among several killings that had happened in the farmsteads.
He said: “Three farmers were killed in the Thirteen Thirteen camp in the Ajagbusi area of Ala Elefosan in Akure North Local Council.
“They were on their way to the farm this morning (Tuesday) when the Fulani herdsmen attacked them and shot them dead. One person was also killed two days ago.
“We purposely brought their bodies to Alagbaka for everyone to see what we are facing and to prevent any form of denial, which we have experienced in the past.
“The killing of our people by these herdsmen is becoming too much. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa promised us that the place will be fully secured after the last incident. With this latest development, the government must allow us to secure ourselves.
“It is disheartening that the government will continue to allow these killings to be going on. What we are certain about is that if we should defend ourselves and kill the attackers, we will be arrested and taken to Abuja.
“During the late former governor’s administration, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, this kind of thing was not rampant, but with the current governor, everything has gone awry. We are tired of these continuous killings; we can no longer sleep in our communities.
“Mr Governor should help us and stop these killings. People that are being killed are humans, not goats. More than 20 farmers have been killed in the past month.”
