The incident happened on Monday night when Igboho stormed the troubled area in Yewaland.
However, the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, yesterday told newsmen in Abeokuta that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime.
Oyeyemi also disclosed that there have been attacks in the past three days on herdsmen settlements in Yewaland.
According to him, the settlements affected have been in existence in the area for many years, in some cases for over 20 years, and inhabited mainly by Nigerian herdsmen of Fulani extraction, some of whom he said were born and brought up in the area, and speak the Yoruba language with proverbs fluently.
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Daily Trust said it would require political will and active support of various stakeholders nationwide, devoid of mutual suspicion, ethnic and religious profiling, to surmount the daunting security breaches in almost all the geopolitical zones of the country.
South-West
Kidnapping, banditry, communal unrests, farmers/herders clashes and cultism are becoming a norm in the South-Western part of Nigeria.
In fact, the six states in the region are witnessing a surge in such criminal activities. As such, many lives and valuables have been lost.
Just last week, at least one person was killed in a clash between two rival cult groups at Coker-Aguda, Surulere, Lagos.
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At least five bandits have been killed and 13 kidnapped victims rescued by troops in the last one week, the military has said.
Major General John Enenche, who is the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He said the military would continue to step up efforts aimed at decimating the Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements in the North East, as well as bandits and other criminals in other parts of the country.
Enenche revealed that during the operations, several Boko Haram and ISWAP members were killed, and their camps destroyed.
At least five bandits have been killed and 13 kidnapped victims rescued by troops in the last one week, the military has said.
Major General John Enenche, who is the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He said the military would continue to step up efforts aimed at decimating the Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements in the North East, as well as bandits and other criminals in other parts of the country.
Enenche revealed that during the operations, several Boko Haram and ISWAP members were killed, and their camps destroyed.
The Nigerian military said its Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terroristsâ hideouts, killing scores in two locations in Borno.
The military in a statement issued on Sunday, by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General, John Enenche, said the attacks were conducted on Saturday at Kote Kura and Bulama Isamari communities in Borno. Enenche said the Air Task Force employed an appropriate force packages of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships based on credible intelligence. He said the intelligence revealed that the Boko Haram terrorists had established camps within the two settlements where they store their logistics as well as plan and launch attacks.