A middle-aged mother of three who has been identified as Ayesi Balogun, has been reportedly raped to death by some Fulani herdsmen at Asa community of Yewa North local government area of Ogun State.
The ugly incident which has thrown the community into confusion occurred on Saturday when Balogun was on her way to her farmland.
This sordid act was made known by an indigenous pressure group, Ketu Advancement Front (KAF), which raised the alarm over the resurgence of killings by suspected herdsmen in the area.
The statement, which had been sent to relevant security agencies in the state, read in part, “For the umpteenth time, we members of Ketu Advancement Front want to register our strong protest with the Government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun over its callous abdication of its constitutional responsibility of ensuring the security of lives of Ketu People from wanton killing by marauding herdsmen.
“We are sad to announce that Mrs Ayesi Balogun, a poor mother of three, was raped and hacked to death on her farm in Asa, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State over the weekend by Fulani herdsmen. “On sighting her entering the farm, the killer-herdsmen, who had taken over her farm, pounced on her, probably gang raped her before hacking her to death.”
According to the statement, Balogun’s case brought to 25, the number of innocent and poor people, who had been sent to their early graves in agonising and dehumanising circumstances. It added, “The latest in the series of the ceaseless murder cases had been reported at the Oja-Odan Police Station for anybody to confirm.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that the corpse of Balogun was found in the bush, adding that it had not been established that she was killed by Fulani herdsmen. He argued that it might be a reprisal killing by the Fulani herdsmen.
“A few days ago, the corpse of a Fulani man was found in the bush in the same axis,” he said.