Herdsman attacks farmer, cuts off hand in Kaiama

Date: 2017-04-10

25-year-old Olaide Yahya, left his home with his wife, Balikis Saturday afternoon; hurriedly for his farm located at Oke-Odo in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State with no inkling he was to lose part of his body to a malevolent herdsman.

Prior to Saturday, Yahya had always gone to the farm at any time of the day returning home without clash with anyone.

According to Balikis, Yahya while working on his farm discovered cattles encroaching on his farm land and eating his produce. He also noticed a herdsman harvesting his yam to feed his animals, a situation which made him appeal to the Fulani man to stop the act.

Instead of putting a stop to the act, the Fulani man allegedly attacked Yahya with his cutlass apparently to hit him on the head but the farmer ended up having his right hand chopped off as he made an attempt to block the cutlass.

"We were working on the farm when my husband attempted to check the other side of the farm and he realised that a Fulani herdsman was harvesting our yam, when he (my husband) asked him to stop harvesting our produce, the man attacked him aggressively and raised his cutlass to hit him on the head.

"It was in an attempt to block the cutlass that my husband's right hand was cut off and it fell to the ground. The herdsman took to his heels after committing the crime," Balikis disclosed, adding that her husband had no intention to fight the herdsman.

According to Balikis, the victim was quickly rushed home before he was taken to Arewa Hospital in Ilorin for medical attention. She however said it was while rushing Yahya to the hospital that the part of his hand that was cut off was forgotten at home.

Reacting to the issue, uncle of the farmer, Saka Alabi said, "We have tolerated the Fulani herdsmen's excesses for long and we have always told them to leave us alone.

"Government said we should not take laws into our hands but they have turned away while they unleashed terror on us without standing by their words. There should be a law to keep this people in check.

"Farming is our only means of livelihood, we can't steal. What did the government want us to do? We have government, we voted for them and I think it is high time they come to our rescue before things get out of hand. "Look at this young boy fending for his family now, they have made him handicap for the rest of his life," Alabi lamented.

When National Pilot reporter visited Arewa hospital, it was discovered that Yahya's right hand was still bleeding while the left hand had been stitched. According to the victim's uncle, the incident has been reported at the state police headquarter as the family awaits justice.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

UTME     Makama Of Kaiama     Maigida Soludero Transit     Manzuma     Voices Of Tomorrow     Aliyu Umar     Curfew     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Nigerian Medical Association     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Press Release     Abdulazeez Arowona     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Folashade Omoniyi     Ekweremadu     CACOVID     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Saba Mamman Daniel     Playing Host     Overland     Olugbense     Kwara Basketball Association     Baruten     Lotus Bank     Abdulkareem Alabi     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     NNPP     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     National Information Technology Development Agency     Abatemi-Usman     Tayo Awodiji     Awwal Jawondo     Ayinde Oki     Dasuki Belgore     Eleyele     Popo-Igbonna     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Ibrahim Mohammed     University Road     Durbar     ER-KANG     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Shagari     Gbenga Awoyale     Kwara Politics     Kwara Poly     Omar Bolaji Gambari     TESCOM     Elesie Of Esie     Balogun Ajikobi     AIT Ilorin     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Magaji Erubu     Olusola Saraki     Isiaq Khadeejah     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Sulu Gambari     Ridwan Agboola     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Trader Moni     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Sanusi Abubakar     Elekoyangan     Communication Network Support Services     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Hijab     Alabe     Igbomina     Bello Abubakar     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     NYSC     Akeem Olatunji     Arinola Lawal     Oloriegbe     Muhammadu Gobir     Peter Amogbonjaye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Igbaja     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Aliyu Muhammed     Ahman Pategi     Elesie Of Esie     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Babajide Ajayi     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Agbarigidoma     Omoniyi Ayinla     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Valsolar     Dairo Kunle Paul     Folorunsho Erubu     Kale Ayo     Maigida     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Ajibike Katibi     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Muritala Olarewaju     Bibire Ajape     Lanwa     Kola Shittu     Gbenga Adebayo     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Labaeka     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Kwara TV     LAK Jimoh     Amule Elementary School     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Islamic Development Bank     Ladi Hassan     Abdullahi Samari     Kanu Agabi     KW-GIS     Toyin Falola     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Women Radio     Sabi     Abraysports FC     CUTI     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Aliyu U. Tilde     Abioye Bello     Adekunle David Dunmade     Kale Kawu     Undergraduate Bursary     COVID-19 Palliatives     Bamidele Aluko     Salake     Code Of Conduct Bureau     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Toyin Sanusi     Funmilayo Zubair     Seni Saraki     Police Commissioner     Folorunsho Alao     Yakubu Danladi     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Tanke Road     Aliyu Salihu     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Saliu Oluwole     Odolaye Aremu     Amada Jidda     Halidu Danbaba     Emir Of Lafiagi     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Oke Sunna     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Ajasse-Ipo     Ballah     Aishat Sulu-Gambari