The Ilado farm of the Former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF) Chief Olu Falae near Akure, the Ondo state capital was again Wednesday reportedly attacked by suspected hoodlums suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
Sources said crops worth millions of Naira were destroyed in the process of grazing their cattle.
The Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin told reporters in Akure after the monthly meeting of the association, held at the residence of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti.
The Personal Assistant (PA) to Chief Falae, Captain Moshood Raji (rtd.) confirmed the incident, saying many crops were destroyed by the hoodlums.
According to him, it was the police escorts of the elder statesman who shot sporadically into the air that sent the herdsmen out of the farm.
He said they attacked Falae’s farm and destroyed the crops, adding that they had immediately reported the incident to the police.
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