Unknown number of herdsmen on Friday night invaded Igbooro, Oja-Odan in the Yewa-North Local Government area of Ogun State, killing three and injuring two villagers.
The marauding herdsmen reportedly invaded the village, closed to Eggua in Oja-Odan around 11 pm on Friday, shot indiscriminately, and set ablaze three houses and storehouses in the village.
Punch reported that a
mother and her child were among the three persons killed in their huts while two persons were said to be in critical conditions after they were shot by the herdsmen.
It was also learnt that many people, including children, sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The attack came barely 24 hours after five persons were killed in Owode Ketu, Ogun State.
Confirming the incident, Baale of Igbooro, Abidemi Akorede, said he had counted three corpses as of the time of speaking with our correspondent on Saturday morning.
Akorede said two villagers, a man, and a woman have been rushed to a nearby hospital after they sustained gunshots injuries.
The village head said, “Some Fulani herdsmen invaded our village last night. As they arrived, they set ablaze some houses and started shooting sporadically. They macheted a child to death where he hid.
“They hacked a mother and her child to death. I have counted three corpses, two have been rushed to the hospital, they are in critical condition after they were shot.
