Abiodun Nejo, Ado -EkitiSuspected herdsmen on Friday night shot dead a hunter, Emmanuel Ilori, at a farm in Orin Ekiti in the Ido/Osi Council area of Ekiti State. A hunter, who witnessed the incident, Mr Adeniyi Ajayi, said that the hunters met the herdsmen, who he said numbered about 30 at an abandoned piggery farm in the town. However, a protest broke out in the Orin Ekiti community on Saturday as news of the killing spread in town. The protesters, who made bonfires in parts of the town, urged Ekiti State government to move swiftly to put the killer herdsmen under check and end their menace. The Police Public Relations Officer for Ekiti State Command, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, who confirmed the incident said, “A manhunt has been launched to arrest the perpetrators”.

Source: Punch June 29, 2019 14:26 UTC