BEVERLY HILLS, December 19, (THEWILL) – Residents of Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti state have protested against an alleged invasion of parts of their community by suspected bandits.
The protesters led by Bamidele Fasuyi, onikare of Orin-Ekiti, said that their lives were under threat by the activities of the suspects who hoisted flags in the community and destroyed crops belonging to 70 farmers.
The protesters carried placards which had inscriptions such as: “Save Our Lives, We are in danger in Orin Ekiti”; “Save Orin Ekiti from Herdsmen invasion”; “We Are Tired of molestation by Herdsmen”; “We Won’t Allow them Chase us from Our Land”, “Government Must Relocate Herdsmen”, among others.
Addressing journalists, Fasuyi said: “What they wanted is to to chase us from our land. They even killed one of our able-bodied men this year,” he said.
“They are imposing some curfew in this town because our youths can’t go to farm freely and the government has not been doing something. Several hectares of land have been destroyed. They operate with AK 47 at night.”
