Another farmer hacked to death in Ibarapa

A farmer has been hacked to death by a yet-to-be-identified person suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa, Oyo State.

Identified simply as Muftau Babarinde, the 56-year-old was murdered at Orita Merin, Konko village, Tapa, in Ibarapa North, around 8 pm on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

The convener of Igangan Development Advocates, Mr Oladiran Oladokun, alleged that the dead farmer, said to be popular in the area, was killed by suspected herdsmen and the killing has thrown communities in the area into a panic, Sunnewsonline.com

Police spokesman. Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the farmer’s death, said investigations would reveal the identities of the people behind the act.