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Published 13 March 2021
Daud Olatunji, who was in the Republic of Benin, captures the suffering of villagers who fled their homes in Yewaland, Ogun State, to the neighbouring country following persistent attacks by killer herders
I forgot that I was pregnant when I ran from danger. I ran from Asa village in Ogun State at night when Fulani herdsmen invaded our village and started killing people. The following day, I was rushed from Eegelu where I slept to this hospital (Sante De Sante) in the Republic of Benin and was later delivered of a baby there by the nurses on duty,” Olufunke Kangbe said to
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The Senate on Wednesday called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to carry out an on-the-spot-assessment with a view to determining the extent of damage on communities in Ogun sacked by herdsmen attacks.
Also joined to undertake the assessment of the communities of Asa, Oho Agbooro, Moro, Ibeku and Agbon-Ojodu, are the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).
The resolution of the Senate was for these agencies in determining the extent of the problem leading to their displacement and provide relief materials to the affected persons.
Senator, Tolu Ogunbiyi, Ogun West had in a motion sponsored sought the intervention of the Senate to end what he described as perennial attacks of communities in Yewa area of Ogun State leading to the sacking of some of the communities and the displaced communities members seeking refuge in Benin Republic.
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Published 9 March 2021
DAUD OLATUNJI writes on the reported persistent attacks on locals by suspected herdsmen in the Yewa area of Ogun State, which have compelled many residents to flee to neighbouring Benin Republic where they are currently living as refugees
The farmers and herders’ conflicts that started like skirmishes have now become a full blown crisis with attendant loss of lives and property.
In fact, hundreds of residents of Ogun West Senatorial District, otherwise known as the Yewa-Awori axis, have deserted their homes after the invasion and killings by Fulani herdsmen did not abate.
Going down memory lane, the herders-farmers’ clashes have been on for some decades, especially, during the dry season.