How Fulani herders killed my brother, burnt my house during late night attack – Ogun chief

The Otun Baale of Ita Olori Ejo, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Elegbede Matthew, tells DAUD OLATUNJI about the recent night attack on the community by suspected armed Fulani herders who set houses ablaze and killed

What led to the recent attack on your community by armed Fulani herders?

That day was a Thursday. We were on our way to the farm when we saw a Fulani man, well known in the area as Alhaji, running. He told us there was a fight at Iyana Agbede, Ijaale, Isiabo. He said some of his cows and those of his people had been killed and they were trying to escape with the remaining cows.

He had barely finished speaking with us, when some boys, whose tribe we could not tell and were dressed like vigilantes with red head ties, appeared and passed by us. Shortly after, we began to hear gunshots in the distance. We would later learn that one Fulani had been killed. So, I was called by the Baale to meet with the police so as to know who was killed.

We have been witnessing such clashes between farmers and herders for a long time. It is something that happens every year; we witnessed one last year with many people killed. It happens all the time and it is barbaric.

Your younger brother was reportedly killed during the last incident. How did it happen?

When the clash started, farmers in the village had to run away from the village. I sent my wives and children to my house in Ilara. Likewise, my younger brother, Olabisi Elegbede, also asked a motorcyclist to take his wife and children to another town. He had an agreement with the motorcyclist to come back and pick him afterwards. I was also waiting for the motorcyclist to take me to join my family. We had envisaged that the Fulani men would come back to attack the village. Unfortunately, the motorcyclist didn’t come back to pick us, so we decided to sleep in my house, hoping that we would leave the village early in the morning of the following day.

But true to our fear, these Fulani men came late in the night, armed with AK-47 rifles and other weapons. Around 10.30pm, we heard sounds of gunshots and people speaking a strange language we could not understand. They came straight to my house but before they got to where I was sleeping, I managed to escape through the back door of the room and ran into a nearby bush to hide. I saw them setting houses in the village on fire and attacking anyone on sight.

Where was your brother at that time?

We slept in the same house but different in rooms. I had thought that he would have also escaped like I did, but, unfortunately, he was not able to.

What happened to him?

After the Fulani men left, some vigilantes in the village came to my house because they had heard sounds of gunshots and saw smoke coming from my house. I joined them then and we started looking for my younger brother. At first, we couldn’t find him because of the smoke but on the second check, through the window, we found him dead in the room; he was shot dead.

How did you feel when you saw his dead body?


I felt really sad. My brother was only 45 years old. They just killed him and made his children fatherless and turned his wife into a widow. He left 16 children. The eldest is in final year at the Federal College of Education Osiele, Abeokuta.

You said such attack is a regular occurrence. What do you think can be done to bring an end to it?

I will like the government to take a drastic measure to build a police post in this area for security of lives. Even, there is no (telecommunication) network in this area, which is another problem.This is an agrarian community; we have no other job besides farming. But this place has now almost become desolate because the frquents attacks are making our people to flee

Now that your brother is dead, how is his family faring?

The responsibility has fallen on me but I am only a poor farmer. I want government to come to our aid; I want government to help to take care of the children that my brother left behind. They need to be taken care of and I am not financially capable.

Also, with the situation in the village, the government would need to help us and save us from hunger because all our farmlands have been destroyed. Our storage houses, maize barns have been destroyed. We have been left with nothing to eat. Many of our people have

https://punchng.com/how-fulani-herders-killed-my-brother-burnt-my-house-during-late-night-attack-ogun-chief/

ritual and 2023 presidency is more important than their security
I think election period will distract so many region while these bandit and terrorist penetrate

These same people are the ones clamouring for the drug baron who doesnt give a hoot about them to become president instead of them to root for a candidate that will champion their course and put an end to this incessant killings of their people by fulani herdsmen.

My brother was only 45 years old. They just killed him and made his children fatherless and turned his wife into a widow. He left 16 children.

What a sophisticated brother!

This will not make front-page because of Tinubu. Yorubas keep hiding the menace of the Fulanis in their back yard to the public.

If you think Tinubu will save you, you are in for a big trouble

Sad indeed

It is very difficult to live in Ogun state these days.
Fulani Herdsmen from the right, Skull Miners from the left and joint operation of cultists, One million boys, Omo nile and Agbero from the center.

Chai, if you live in Ogun state sorry oh. May God help you.

It's been long Fulani/farmers clash started and I don't see the end coming soon.

R. I. P to the dead

Totilopussylick:
It's been long Fulani/farmers clash started and I don't see the end coming soon.

R. I. P to the dead

It has ended in South East. All thanks to MNK and ESN.

Tinubu said Yoruba and Fulani are one. Brothers fight and reconcile and it's going to be foolishness on my side to interfere in two brothers fight.

BKayy:
It is very difficult to live in Ogun state these days.
Fulani Herdsmen from the right, Skull Miners from the left and joint operation of cultists, One million boys, Omo nile and Agbero from the center.

Chai, if you live in Ogun state sorry oh. May God help you.

is not only in Ogun State.

Southeast are experiencing the same fate with the cannibals eating roasted human parts

And northern brothers and sisters doing their banditry and kidnapping business unchallenged

Totilopussylick:
is not only in Ogun State.

Southeast are experiencing the same fate with the cannibals eating roasted human parts

And northern brothers and sisters doing their banditry and kidnapping business unchallenged

From your comment, it is obvious that you people from SW endorse what is happening in your region.
So who am I to complain?

I wish the Miners and other parties more success in their business endeavour.

Tinubu supporters praising Fulanis and hating on Igbos wont see this to masturbate on. Cowards. Most of them have left their hometowns and ran to Lagos to hide yet cowardice and greed cant let them stand firm with Sunday Igboho and demand for a Yoruba nation where their people will be completely in charge of their security and welfare, they prefer using other tribes to shine via treacherous politics they call sophistication.





This is really heartbreaking

Totilopussylick:
is not only in Ogun State.

Southeast are experiencing the same fate with the cannibals eating roasted human parts

And northern brothers and sisters doing their banditry and kidnapping business unchallenged

Hahahha
So if is happening in SE you will gladly accept it

Investigative:

Hahahha
So if is happening in SE you will gladly accept it

For real, these guys don't care about uprooting the menace troubling them as far as they still have voice to bash SE.
Just look at how Igboland fought mkpụrụ mmiri head on. Can SW dream of replicating such feat? No.
Even their celebs like the portable is showing off mkpụrụ mmiri on his social media handle. I wonder how bad it will be over there since they prefer to die in silence.

Kriss216:

What a sophisticated brother!

Sir, lets not trivialize these crimes like the politicans whom the victims have trusted with their lives and their votes.

LeT ibos stay away from this issue. We v been here for long and exprienced fulani killing since ages. We yorubas know how we live with fulani

I see no difference between what this man narrated here and what is/was happening in the middle belt. Unfortunately for him and many others, their security doesn't matter to those whose only concern is how to rule Nigeria.

Winter is coming to the region

Our hate for Igbo should allow us look beyond these killings....Let's be patriotic to ONE NIGERIA

Why do I feel that some local Yoruba Muslims miscreants are aiding this fulanis

Coolsperm:
Why do I feel that some local Yoruba Muslims miscreants are aiding this fulanis

When the herdsmen attack, they wont ask who is Muslim or not

Balkan:
Ok

You mean this is ok?
I bet you live in Lagos and have even forgotten you have relations in your village.

Totilopussylick:
is not only in Ogun State.

Southeast are experiencing the same fate with the cannibals eating roasted human parts

And northern brothers and sisters doing their banditry and kidnapping business unchallenged

And what do you Yoruba mooslims do with the bodies after cutting off their heads?

Do you need evidences of cannibalism in the sad west?

Just see how some useless kids have managed to turn the thread into their usual tribal gbasgbos.
Oga Seun abeg just change the name to Bigotland forum at once na

Insecurity has become the order of the day,under the demonic apc and yet some people are still considering to bring in the main power point behind this demonic apc creation into power.
Any human being who votes for Apc again is an enemy of everything good.

How come we’re still discussing herdsmen attacks anywhere in the south!? Weren’t they BANNED!?

a sophisticated... Ah, check my PROFILE if you need help with your dissertation, assignment, or thesis.

mancoconut:
How Fulani herders killed my brother, burnt my house during late night attack – Ogun chief

The Otun Baale of Ita Olori Ejo, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Elegbede Matthew, tells DAUD OLATUNJI about the recent night attack on the community by suspected armed Fulani herders who set houses ablaze and killed

What led to the recent attack on your community by armed Fulani herders?

That day was a Thursday. We were on our way to the farm when we saw a Fulani man, well known in the area as Alhaji, running. He told us there was a fight at Iyana Agbede, Ijaale, Isiabo. He said some of his cows and those of his people had been killed and they were trying to escape with the remaining cows.

He had barely finished speaking with us, when some boys, whose tribe we could not tell and were dressed like vigilantes with red head ties, appeared and passed by us. Shortly after, we began to hear gunshots in the distance. We would later learn that one Fulani had been killed. So, I was called by the Baale to meet with the police so as to know who was killed.

We have been witnessing such clashes between farmers and herders for a long time. It is something that happens every year; we witnessed one last year with many people killed. It happens all the time and it is barbaric.

Your younger brother was reportedly killed during the last incident. How did it happen?

When the clash started, farmers in the village had to run away from the village. I sent my wives and children to my house in Ilara. Likewise, my younger brother, Olabisi Elegbede, also asked a motorcyclist to take his wife and children to another town. He had an agreement with the motorcyclist to come back and pick him afterwards. I was also waiting for the motorcyclist to take me to join my family. We had envisaged that the Fulani men would come back to attack the village. Unfortunately, the motorcyclist didn’t come back to pick us, so we decided to sleep in my house, hoping that we would leave the village early in the morning of the following day.

But true to our fear, these Fulani men came late in the night, armed with AK-47 rifles and other weapons. Around 10.30pm, we heard sounds of gunshots and people speaking a strange language we could not understand. They came straight to my house but before they got to where I was sleeping, I managed to escape through the back door of the room and ran into a nearby bush to hide. I saw them setting houses in the village on fire and attacking anyone on sight.

Where was your brother at that time?

We slept in the same house but different in rooms. I had thought that he would have also escaped like I did, but, unfortunately, he was not able to.

What happened to him?

After the Fulani men left, some vigilantes in the village came to my house because they had heard sounds of gunshots and saw smoke coming from my house. I joined them then and we started looking for my younger brother. At first, we couldn’t find him because of the smoke but on the second check, through the window, we found him dead in the room; he was shot dead.

How did you feel when you saw his dead body?


I felt really sad. My brother was only 45 years old. They just killed him and made his children fatherless and turned his wife into a widow. He left 16 children. The eldest is in final year at the Federal College of Education Osiele, Abeokuta.

You said such attack is a regular occurrence. What do you think can be done to bring an end to it?

I will like the government to take a drastic measure to build a police post in this area for security of lives. Even, there is no (telecommunication) network in this area, which is another problem.This is an agrarian community; we have no other job besides farming. But this place has now almost become desolate because the frquents attacks are making our people to flee

Now that your brother is dead, how is his family faring?

The responsibility has fallen on me but I am only a poor farmer. I want government to come to our aid; I want government to help to take care of the children that my brother left behind. They need to be taken care of and I am not financially capable.

Also, with the situation in the village, the government would need to help us and save us from hunger because all our farmlands have been destroyed. Our storage houses, maize barns have been destroyed. We have been left with nothing to eat. Many of our people have

https://punchng.com/how-fulani-herders-killed-my-brother-burnt-my-house-during-late-night-attack-ogun-chief/

Nigerian reporters can ask stupid questions eh.

IGBOSON1:
How come we’re still discussing herdsmen attacks anywhere in the south!? Weren’t they BANNED!?

Show me the policeman or woman that is ready to go against his\her commissioner's and IGP's directives ?.....the man at the top decides everything here.

Gradually Yoruba land is turning to Jos and southern kaduna.

BKayy:

From your comment, it is obvious that you people from SW endorse what is happening in your region.
So who am I to complain?

I wish the Miners and other parties more success in their business endeavour.

aah you don't know before, the children of fallen demon ( Oduduwa ) don't care if their women are rape and killed their problem is how to blame Igbos for their misfortune.

I6 children?

Conrod:
Sir, lets not trivialize these crimes like the politicans whom the victims have trusted with their lives and their votes.

Afonja are always happy when evil happen to Igbos.

Some where even celebrating that fulani attacks Enugu village.

BKayy:
It is very difficult to live in Ogun state these days.
Fulani Herdsmen from the right, Skull Miners from the left and joint operation of cultists, One million boys, Omo nile and Agbero from the center.

Chai, if you live in Ogun state sorry oh. May God help you.

lolz