Fulani Herdsmen Remove Finger, Shatter Woman’s Jaw In Ogun

Some suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly shot a woman, Morenikeji Salami, while going to her site on the Oru Awa Road in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The woman’s injuries were captured in a video that went viral on Saturday. The attackers numbering about eight reportedly emerged from the bush, cut off one of her fingers and shattered her jaw with bullets. Salami was said to have run into some herds and attempted to make a quick reverse but was caught and attacked. In the over four minute clip, the woman was seen being treated in a hospital, writhing in pains as a nurse attended to her. The victim was said to have been taken to a few hospitals including the state owned Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital but was rejected. She said she had to travel to the Lagos State Hospital, Ikeja, before she could get treatment. In the video, a female voice was heard asking the daughter of the victim a few questions about the attack. In the video, the interviewer explained her efforts to get the video across to some aides of the Governor Dapo Abiodun and other people she believed matter. The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO in the state, confirmed the incident, adding that it happened on Monday, January 11. He said three suspects had been arrested, adding that the Fulani herders who committed the crime had left their cattle on the spot and fled. When the police were informed, they went to the scene and could not find any of them but they saw the cattle they left behind. The police in conjunction with the local vigilante group and hunters didn’t allow the cattle to leave the spot. “Around 10pm, three Fulani men came to the spot with the aim of taking away the cattle and the police apprehended them. They have been transferred to the police headquarters in Eleweran. They have strong connection to the crime.