Fulani herdsmen
scampered for safety when residents of Ijare community in Iferdore Local
Government Area of Ondo State chased them out of town following complaints that
the herders had been using their cows to destroy farm produce in the town.
The herdsmen who left
their cows behind were pursued by youths led by the community’s chiefs.
The incident according
to sources occurred after warnings have been given to herdsmen by the
community.
It was gathered that
the herdsmen refused to leave but went far into the innermost part of the town
to rare their cows, a development that the community leaders were not
comfortable with.
On Wednesday morning,
the youths of the community traced the herdsmen and having seen the youths, the
herdsmen took to their heels, leaving their cows behind.
The cows which were
later arrested were taken to the palace of the town’s monarch.
The source said, “They
have been adamant and it was high time they left. We didn’t harm them but we
were surprised the way they ran away like being chased by a lion.
They have been
destroying our farms and we could no longer condone such losses again.
We don’t have problem
with them but we don’t want them and their cows in Ijare anymore.
Recall that Ijare
community was where lightning killed 36 cows in 2019.