BREAKING NEWS: Ondo cocoa farmers protest hoodlums attacks, seek police protection
Cocoa farmers from the Oluwa Forest Reserve in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State have sought the intervention of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Asabi Abiodun, to protect them from alleged attacks by suspected hoodlums. These attacks reportedly began following a court order restraining the state government and others from taking any actions on the land.
An agro-allied company has claimed that the cocoa farmlands were leased to them by the state government. However, the farmers assert that a court injunction, served to the company in May, prevents them from carrying out any activities on the land. Since the court’s order, the farmers have experienced attacks by hoodlums.
The chairman of the cocoa farmers’ community, Mr. Abayomi Isinleye, expressed concern that these suspected hoodlums aim to evict them from the farmland. The farmers submitted a protest letter to the Commissioner of Police’s office through their lawyer, Mr. Tope Temokun.
The situation has led to a court case to protect the cocoa plantations and farmlands, and the farmers emphasize that these lands are their primary source of livelihood. They appealed to the state government to save them from eviction and help them maintain their livelihoods.
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