‘Prepare For War’ – Suspected Herdsmen Threaten Ogun Communities

Some communities in Ogun State have been reportedly threatened by suspected killer herdsmen.

Naija News learnt that the suspected killer herdsmen in a letter forwarded to residents threatened to attack the community.

The development was confirmed by the Ogun State Police Command on Monday, assuring residents of the affected community of adequate protection.

The suspected killer herdsmen reportedly wrote the letter to the residents of Asa, Agbon, Ibeku and Oja-Odan communities in the Yewa-North Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State in English and Hausa languages.

The letter which was posted on a few walls in the community has generated fear, with some considering relocating.

The suspected herdsmen in the letter informed the residents of their planned attack between December 2022 and January 2023.

The letter reads, “Attention! Attention!! Attention!! to all following communities; Asa, Agbon, lbeku, Oja-odan and its environs.

“You think you can send away our people from the land they bought in Nigeria, our fatherland. You kill our people, you kill their cows, you take over all their properties, and you think you can go scot-free. It’s high time we came for revenge.

“All the above-mentioned communities’ leaders should prepare for the war between December and January. We are coming to take back our fathers’ properties.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi while speaking on the development said the command is committed to unravelling those behind the act.

He said, “I saw the letter purportedly written by a baseless group. We believe it is a baseless group that wrote the letter. We are not losing any sleep because no information is too small to take note of. We are not neglecting it. We are working on it to unravel those behind it.”