https://saharareporters.com/2023/05...ape-80-year-old-woman-death-her-farmland-ondo
An 80-year-old woman has reportedly been raped to death inside her farm by hoodlums suspected to be herders in Costain area of Ore, Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State.
According to report, the incident had caused anxiety within the town and neighbouring communities.
A local who spoke with newsmen said that the victim had been missing for days after she left for the farm only for her corpse to be found a few days after, Vanguard reports.
She was reportedly stripped naked after she was raped by her attackers.
A source in the town said “This is not the first time we’re witnessing this ugly incident, several women have been raped in their farms by these hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen.
”The fear of being attacked has prevented women from going to their farms alone for some time now. Why they picked on this old woman remained a mystery to us in the community….
Meanwhile, a police source said that a suspect, a palm wine tapper, had been arrested.
The suspect was arrested by some youths in the community.
They reportedly found in his possession the telephone of the victim.
A police source said that the suspect later took the youths to where the corpse of the victim was later found and alleged that she was murdered by some herdsmen….
An 80-year-old woman has reportedly been raped to death inside her farm by hoodlums suspected to be herders in Costain area of Ore, Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State.
According to report, the incident had caused anxiety within the town and neighbouring communities.
A local who spoke with newsmen said that the victim had been missing for days after she left for the farm only for her corpse to be found a few days after, Vanguard reports.
She was reportedly stripped naked after she was raped by her attackers.
A source in the town said “This is not the first time we’re witnessing this ugly incident, several women have been raped in their farms by these hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen.
”The fear of being attacked has prevented women from going to their farms alone for some time now. Why they picked on this old woman remained a mystery to us in the community….
Meanwhile, a police source said that a suspect, a palm wine tapper, had been arrested.
The suspect was arrested by some youths in the community.
They reportedly found in his possession the telephone of the victim.
A police source said that the suspect later took the youths to where the corpse of the victim was later found and alleged that she was murdered by some herdsmen….
