Five farmers in Modakeke community, Osun State have been allegedly killed following an attack by gunmen on their way to the farm on Friday morning.
The Nation reports that the incident occurred around 7am when the farmers were ambushed by the gunmen on their way to their farm along Toro road in Modakeke.
The incident caused tension in the community as residents and policemen visited the scene to evacuate the corpses of the farmers.
The spokesperson for the Osun Police Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said: “I heard some people were killed and the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode has deployed more of our men to the scene.
“Our men are doing everything possible to restore peace in the area.”
