BEVERLY HILLS, June 20, (THEWILL) – About 15 mobile policemen saved the day as Fulani herdsmen, numbering about ten, stormed the farm of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, located at Kajola, in Igbatoro of Akure, the Ondo state capital.
Falae had invited the police following the continued invasion of his farm and its destruction by the herdsmen which recently led to his kidnap and also the killing of one of his security men.
Some of Falae’s kidnappers, who were later arrested by detectives, are presently facing trial in court.
Notwithstanding, the herdsmen attacked the policemen deployed to the farm by the state police commissioner Hilda Harrison and caused a lot of destruction.
He reportedly informed the police authorities in the state and mobile policemen were hurriedly deployed to the scene.
On sighting the policemen, the herdsmen opened fire on them leading to exchange of gun shot between the policemen and the herdsmen who eventually fled.
Falae revealed that about 300 cows were brought to the farm by the herdsmen to graze.
“I invited the police to my farm because the herdsmen have been coming to the farm every day for several weeks and they are longer hiding,” he said.
“They come into the farm around 5am till 9am, destroy the farm, so I went to the police for protection and some Policemen were sent to the farm yesterday.
“They got to the farm and met three separate herds feeding fat on my farm, when the police approached them, they fired at the police.
“The policemen went there to see if they can effect arrest for trespassing and destroying farm produce.”
