People suspected to be herdsmen have killed two farmers in Isaba Ekiti, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Information said the killings took place Friday evening after a confrontation between the farmers and the herdsmen escalated to a bloodshed.
A resident of the town confirmed that one of the victims was popularly known as Jisoro while the other was a security guard with a construction company.
The assailants were said to have fled after killing the victims.
Speaking on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, said the crisis between the farmers and herders led to the death of the two persons.
Abutu stated that it was a confrontation between the farmers and people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen called Bororo, who were alleged to have been terrorising the Ipao-Oke Ako-Irele axis of the council.
While appealing for calm, Abutu disclosed that the deceased’s corpses have been recovered and deposited in the morgue at Ikole General Hospital.
The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Ekiti State, Brig Gen. Joe Komolafe, said the victims were declared missing on Friday, having gone to farm and didn’t return home, which fuelled speculation that something terrible must have happened to them.
