Hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen have killed a 16-year-old girl after resisting attempts to rape her in Ekiti state.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident happened on a farm in Emure-Ekiti, Emure Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that the teenager was on the farm alongside her brother when the gunmen attacked them.
While the brother escaped from the onslaught, the girl was said to be overpowered by the hoodlums before he was hacked to death.
A source in the community said, “the girl was in the company of his brother on the farm on Monday when the hoodlums who are herdsmen attacked them.
“The brother managed to escape, being an older person but the young girl was not that fortunate. She resisted attempts to rape her before she was hacked with a cutlass.
“I suspected they want to kidnap them because you know the people (herdsmen) are always around here wreaking havoc on us with kidnappings.
“We are calling on the state and federal governments to help us in this area because the activities of these people are on the increase here.
“We want peace and adequate security so that our people can go about their activities especially farming without any fear of attack.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abutu Sunday, confirmed the attack and said operatives of the command have been deployed to the area to arrest the fleeing hoodlums.
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