A 56-year-old farmer, Baba Issac, was hacked to death by suspected herders on his farm in Gurufufu village, Kwaku ward, Kuje Area Council of the FCT.
The incident occurred on Friday when Baba Issac and his two children went to clear their farmland for the rainy season. They found herders’ cows eating their cassava leaves, leading to a confrontation. One of the farmer’s sons struck a cow with a cutlass, provoking the herders. In retaliation, one herder stabbed Baba Issac on the head.
His children ran home to report the attack, and villagers rushed him to Kwaku hospital, where he died. By the time local vigilantes and police arrived, the herders had fled with their cows.
The farmer has been buried, and authorities are investigating the incident.
