Some aggrieved women from Oke-Ere, a community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Wednesday, April 9, staged a protest against what they described as the “endless reign of terror” unleashed on their people by armed kidnappers and herdsmen.
Videos from the protest show the women, mostly elderly, appeared half-naked as they marched through the community with mournful chants, lamenting the incessant attacks, kidnappings, and killings that had plagued their town for months.
Some of the protesters could be heard wailing as they sang sorrowful songs, pleading with relevant authorities to intervene for an immediate solution.
A Facebook user, Kogi Pulse, who shared the video online, wrote;
“The women of Oke-Ere in Yagba West local government area of Kogi state making prayers for the security of the land against kidnappers and Fulani herdsmen.
The women are tired of insecurity and reckless killings of their husbands, children, and loved ones in the hood. They can’t go to the market or farm to feed again #freeYagbawestfromInsecurity”
Watch the video below:
