The
farm Manager Bruno Akhigbodemen conducted newsmen round the farm located at
Ilado in Akure North Council area of Ondo State
Over one kilometer plantation of maize was destroyed during the
invasion at about 2am on Monday.
Akhigbodemen said that the herdsmen arrived the farm with their
cows and wrecked the havoc despite the horrible experience the workers and
their boss had in the last two week sequel to their menace.
He pointed out that effort by the guards to prevent the
destruction of the farmland were rebuffed as they were threatened by the
herdsmen until their cows grazed to their satisfaction.
The farm Manager said that the former Finance minister has
reported the latest destruction to the state Police Command for necessary
action.
Vanguard learnt that following the complaint by Chief Falae,
some detectives from the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) were immediately
deployed to the farm on Monday.
They reportedly combed the neighboring villages for the suspects
but they were unable to make any arrest.
Report had it that the search still continues as some detectives
still keep vigil in the village.
It was gathered that the police authority has invited leaders of
the herdsmen in the state who stood surety for those that were arrested and
released during the last invasion when over N500, 000 worth of farm products
were destroyed.
Akhigbodemen described the destruction of the farm last week
sunday as devastating.
He appealed to the government and the security operatives to act
decisively on the menace of the herdsmen.
Chief Falae could not be reached for comment on the destruction
of his farmland which is coming after his kidnapped and payment of N5m ransom
to free him from his abductors.
It would be recalled that the former Minister for Finance has
been having issues with the fulani herdsmen whose cows have on several
occasions destroyed his farmland.
He is billed to travel abroad this weekend for medical treatment
after his horrifying experience which he described as ” hell”.
The latest destruction according to findings is the fifth within
two months.
Before his kidnap barely two weeks ago, two fulani herdsmen were
arrested and detained for destroying over N500,000 worth of farm products on
the farm.
They were released after some of their leaders wrote an
undertaker that they would pay compensation and would not encroach on the farm
again.
Barely three weeks after the episode, Chief Falae was abducted
by some gun wielding Fulani herdsmen on the same farmland and was released
after 72 hours.
No fewer than three policemen have been deployed to his Oba Ile
residence since his kidnap last month.
Contacted on the Sunday invasion and destruction of the farm by
the Fulani herdsmen, the Police Image Maker Femi Joseph said that he is not
aware of the incident.
Joseph was recently posted to the state and made the Command
spokesman last week.
Vanguard news
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