SEN. TOLU ODEBIYI DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OVER ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF FARMERS BY SOLDIERS AND HERDERS

Following alleged issue of procuring soldiers by herders to forcefully graze on the people's farm, and the attendant molestation  of innocent people in Ogun West, the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District has demanded that a thorough investigation be carried out without further delay.

The Senator also lamented the incessant cases of harassment, brutalization and maiming traceable to herders in Yewa land. It is morally wrong to allow herders to graze on people's farms unchecked, to the point that law abiding citizens are rendered hapless. This sends a dangerous sign, in addition  to undermining the credibility of government. 

The Senator also calls on the Brigade Commander of the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta and the State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ogun Command to urgently look into the matter, in order to stop the inimical, unpleasant and nasty situation reverberating around the villages of Ateru, Moro, Ologun, Agbon, Igbota, Ogunba-Aiyetoro, Oke-Odo, Ibore, Gbokoto, Iselu, Ijale, Ohunbe, Igbeme, Owode-Ketu, Igan-Alade, Lashilo, Oja Odan, Ateru, Moro, Ologun, Iyana Meta, Igbooro, Egbeda and Kuse.

Sen. Odebiyi notes that residents of Ogun West have gone through a lot of trauma in the hands of military and other strike forces, adding that it is the responsibility of the Military and Police to protect the lives and property of the citizenry and bring peace to the polity.