Barely 13 days after 36 cows were struck dead by lightning at
Ijare community in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State,
the traditional rulers in the council area on Thursday met with
members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria
and representatives of security agencies in the state over the
security of the area.
The 36 cows were struck dead by lightning on Oke Owa hill in
Ijare town last week Sunday and it was gathered that the meeting
was to prevent possible clash between the residents of the area and
the herdsmen as a result of the incident.
Speaking after the meeting, which was held at his palace, in
Igbara Oke, the Chairman, Ifedore Local Government Council of Obas,
Oba . Francis Agbede, said the meeting was held to ensure continued
harmony and peaceful coexistence among the residents of the area
and the Fulani herdsmen.
According to him, the incident, where the cows were killed, was
seen as an act of God and there was nothing anyone could do about
it.
Agbede stated, “The meeting yielded positive result as every
stakeholder discussed the way forward and peaceful coexistence
among our people and the Fulani herdsmen.”
He also commended the efforts of the Miyetti Allah’s members for
sustaining the unity and peace in existence between the herdsmen
and the people of the state before and after the incident.
He added that the Council of Obas had entered into a Memorandum
of Understanding with the herdsmen that there would be no
compensation on the dead cows since it was a natural
occurrence.
The Chairman of MACABAN in Ifedore Local Government, Alhaji
Kayode Ibrahim, who also spoke after the meeting, said they were
not requesting for compensation from the town, as the case was of
natural occurrence.
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