“All the youth in Ojoku, Igbawere and local hunters were there to see them moving towards their destination.”
Angry youths stop herdsmen moving into Kwara community
A group of angry youths in Offa communities in the Oyun and Offa Local Government Areas of Kwara State on Thursday stop the herdsmen from migrating into their towns.
A group of angry youths in Offa communities in the Oyun and Offa Local Government Areas of Kwara State on Thursday stop the herdsmen from migrating into their towns.
Moreso, it was gathered that the herdsmen with thousands of cows were sighted by the youths, who mobilized others and stopped them from gaining access into their area.
The herdsmen were reported to be migrating from Iseyin in Oyo State to Lokoja in Kogi State when they were accosted.
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However, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) in Kwara State Command, Babawale Afolabi, said the leader of the herders, who identified himself as Mohamadu, said they were migrating to Lokoja to join their families.
Apparently, the efforts of men and officers of the NSCDC saved the breakdown of law and order in the two communities earlier in the day.
Speaking in a statement, Babawale said: “The NSCDC personnel (arms squad) from Offa accosted them at Igbawere (Offa Local Government Area) and interacted with the Bororo leader, Alhaji Muhammodu, who informed the personnel that they are heading to Lokoja via Ajase-lpo.
