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Suspected Herdsmen Burn Falae’s Farm In Ondo

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Some suspected herdsmen on Sunday, allegedly set ablaze the farm of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, located at Ilado Village in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Naija News gathered that the farm, a five-hectare oil palm plantation was razed down, however, a source said the perpetrators did not steal anything from the farm.

Falae’s Personal Assistant, Captain Moshood Raji (retd,), told Punch that the extent of the damage could not be ascertained as of the time he was contacted.

Raji said, “At about 6pm, I got a message from one of the police officers attached to the farm that the farm has been burnt down by some hoodlums, there was no worker on the farm when the incident occurred because it was a Sunday. We are on our way to the farm now (yesterday) to know the extent of damage.

“We have informed the state Commissioner of Police, about five hectares of the land were affected. The oil palm plantation was affected as well as some part of the yam and cassava plantations.”

However, Falae, in an interview on Sunday said the herdsmen were attacking his farm intentionally without any reason, lamenting that they carry out such heinous act on his farm every year.

He said, “I don’t know why the herdsmen were attacking my farm, they did it last year, they did the same in 2016. That is how they burn it every year so that fresh grass can come out for their cattle to eat.

“They attack my oil palm plantation, the mature oil palm trees that have been bearing fruits to make palm oil have been burnt down. This is a wicked act and malicious damage, this goes beyond cattle want to eat, cattle don’t eat oil palm. This is a malicious attack.”

It would be recalled that Falae was kidnapped in September 2015 by the herdsmen but regained freedom three days later due to the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari who ordered the then Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomom Arase (retd.), to secure his release.



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