TheCable

Suspected herdsmen have killed a pregnant woman at Orin, a community in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti state.

The deceased said to be a Tiv from Benue state, was reportedly shot dead at a farm settlement in the area.

“The woman was eight-month pregnant. The herdsmen shot her inside her farm,” a source told TheCable.

The police have not issued a statement on the incident but Lere Olayinka, spokesman of  Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti, confirmed that a pregnant woman was killed.

Olayinka said it is suspected to be a robbery attack.

“I don’t think they are herdsmen. It appears like a robbery attack,” he told TheCable.

The tragic incident happened less than 24 hours after Fayose warned against reprisal attacks in the state.

This followed the killing of Babuga Dengi, a herdsman, based in Ekiti.

Fayose had said preliminary investigation showed that Benue indigenes in the state were responsible for the death.