Suspected herdsmen kill woman, 70

Suspected herdsmen have killed a 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Eunice Omoshola Komolafe, at Jege in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The Nation learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday.

The killing of the woman, a mother of five, has caused uproar in the community and its environs.

Residents said the killing of Mrs. Komolafe was the latest in a series of such dastardly acts by suspected herdsmen.

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The deceased, according to a community leader and the National President, Jege Development Association, Dr. Folorunsho Foline Olayemi, was murdered on her way to farm.

The residents urged the police commissioner and the commander of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to post their personnel to the community to ensure security of lives and property.

Efforts to speak to the police proved abortive last night, as spokesman William Aya could not be reached