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An old man, a farmer aged 77 was on Saturday attacked and matcheted by suspected herdsmen in Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo state.
The farmer was working on his farm when the herdsmen appraoched him demanding for money from him.
The old man responded that he had no money on him in the farm
According to him, after he did not give them the money they requested “the next thing was that they brought out daggers and macheted me.
“They left me in the pool of my blood thinking I was dead”.
He was rushed to hospital for treatment
The victim was said to have rushed to an undisclosed health facility for treatment.
Thisn is one of the attacks perpertrated by herdsmen in the Ikakumo area of Ondo state in the last one month.
.Recall that a middle-aged farmer was also macheted in Ikakumo when they plucked his cashew nuts a few weeks ago.
The incident was said to have been reported to the police in Ikare Akoko.
Ondo state police command, the two area commanders ACP Muri Agboola, and the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ikare- Akoko confirmed the case, saying that investigation are still on-going, assuring that those behind the attacks will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly.