A set of unknown herdsmen invaded a village in Ogun state and attacked a 76-year-old village head, Chief Ismail Adasofunjo after their type of cigarette was not sold to them, on Thursday, 27th June.
The killer herdsmen around 7:30pm on Thursday, invaded Seriki village in Alabata, Odeda local government area of the state, minutes after wife to the village head, Mrs Bilikisu Adasofunjo, told them she doesn’t have the type of cigarette they wanted.
“They wanted to buy Rothmas from me around 7:30 pm yesterday, but I told them I don’t have that brand and they immediately charged at me and I ran into the house and quickly locked the door but my husband was behind the house hearing the noise.
” He then stood up to see the cause of the noise, one of the herdsmen ,then met him on his way and macheted him in the head.
“This is gradually becoming unbearable for us, the government must come to our aide orlse.”
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This led to an attack on the village and head-cut of Chief Adasofunjo. He was said to have been rushed to a nearby hospital and was in critical condition.
As at Friday, 28th June, the victim could not speak as he was still in coma at the Alabata health center.
The villagehead of Alabata, Chief Sanusi Waheed, confirmed the incident, saying he had reported the development to the police to the Divisional Police Officer .
“The herdsmen came to Seriki village yesterday night (Thursday), they saw the victims wife and asked him to sell cigarette to them.”
“The woman told them he does not sell the brand of cigarette they requested. Maybe they thought she did not want to sell to them . The man was at the backyard but the noise attracted him, while approaching the scene of the incidence, one of the herders attacked him with a cutlass in his head.”
“They inflicted machete cut in his head and went back into the bush after they attacked him” .
“We won’t allow such here in our village . We don’t want the situation to get out of control and that is why we are shouting to the world now before we will attack any herdsmen we see” .
