Residents of Iraye village in Sagamu, Ogun State, have razed a Fulani settlement.
According to reports, the settlement was razed down by the locals to protest incessant kidnappings in the area.
The residents’ anger was said to have boied after a woman was abducted by a gang of Fulani herdsmen, leading to the burning down of the hideout of the gang.
It was gathered that some residents of the community had accused some Fulani settlers of being the brains behind the inccessant abductions of their people in the area.
Sources said that the indigenes on Monday stormed the Fulani base and set it ablaze.
One person was reportedly injured in the attack, while others scampered for safety.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident.
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police had visited the scene and normalcy had been restored.
“They called the place Iraye. Some people heard that some Fulani herdsmen kidnapped someone in her farm.
“They went there to set ablaze the settlement. One Fulani man was injured and is in the hospital but normalcy has been restored.
“We have not rescued the abducted person, a woman.”
