Suspected herdsmen attack Ogun community, kill two

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly invaded a community in the Yewa-North local government area of Ogun State.

The herdsmen also killed two people during the attack.

Residents told journalists that the herdsmen stormed the community at about 5:00 a.m. on Thursday and laid an ambush for the villagers on the Owode Ketu-Ijoun-Tata Road.

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A resident of the village, who gave his name as Gbenga, narrated how the hoodlums attacked the community.

He said: “The herdsmen went to lay an ambush for people in my village, Owode-Ketu, at about 5:00 a.m. this morning.

“Two corpses of locals have been found. Police from Eggua have evacuated the corpses.”

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