Two 6-year-old herders threaten 70-year-old woman with cutlass in Ondo

The Ondo State Security Firm, Amotekun Corps, has arrested two underaged herders along with their 52-year-old father, Ibarahim Musa, and seized 49 cows, for violating the open grazing regulation of the state authorities.

The state Commandant of the corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said his males acquired a distress identify from a female farmer at Kajola group inside the Akure South Native Authorities Area of the state.

He alleged that the twin boys, Audu Ibrahim and Musa Ibrahim, said to be six yr olds, threatened one Mrs. Victoria Ajayi, 70, with a cutlass in her residence.

Narrating her experience, the septuagenarian said she was in her house, when her grandson residing alongside together with her known as that cows have invaded their farm.

“That evening, I was resting after taking my medicine on account of I was beneath drugs for hypertension. My little boy known as and said there have been cows in our farm. I seen an individual standing afar, whereas the two little boys have been with the cows,” she said.

“I requested them to call on their father as they gave deaf ears to my phrases and checked out me angrily. As I was attempting to make the youngsters understand they should take the cows out of my farm, actually considered one of them launched out cutlass and pointed it to my face. Then I knew I was in for large trouble

“I shortly known as my little grandson and went inside and shut my door. They were there for hours as I watch the cows ate my greens, pepper and as well as watched how they dug my heaps of yams with their legs and eat my long-awaited ready-to-be harvested yams

“I shortly reached for my medicine on account of I have been managing hypertension for some time. I shortly took my boy and went out by way of the once more door the place they may not see me on account of I under no circumstances knew their subsequent switch as we’re alone within the house

“The thought-about renting one different house occurred to me immediately, because of the frequent herdsmen invasion with cows to my house. Nevertheless this time, they practically acquired aggressive as I can’t predict their subsequent switch

“I shortly left the house by way of the once more door, dropped my boy with a neighbour, and took an Okada to Amotekun’s office for help. I’m so glad that immediately I narrated my ordeal, they adopted me to my house and bought them arrested.”

Moreover speaking, Ibrahim Musa denied being on the farm alongside together with his children and regretted the movement, saying it was a mistake on his half.

“That’s really a mistake for me. I have been residing in Akure for over 30 years with out having trouble with anyone. I was not spherical when the incident occurred. It was my little boys which have been current course of teaching on strategies to alter into herders that misbehaved. I was at Sabo area in Akure when all of it occurred. The youthful one goes out with the senior whereas on teaching.” he said.

Confirming the arrest, the State Corps Commander of Amotekun, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, said they acquired a distress identify from a girl that her farm has been destroyed by herders and that her life was beneath threat

“Our response group moved immediately and we met the cows actually ravaging the farmland. We moreover met two beneath aged shepherds as that’s clearly in opposition to the regulation put in place by the state authorities,” Adeleye stated.

“You will recall that the Ondo State Authorities banned beneath aged grazing and wanton destruction of meals crops. That’s the rationalization we acquired them arrested determining full correctly that their father will current up.” he added.

In accordance with the corps, the youngsters may be charged to juvenile courtroom docket to face the regulation.