The armed militants bearing red bands on their wrists and heads stormed the settlements of Makun – Omi on Tuesday night and sacked the villagers in a surprise assault which forced the villagers to scamper into the bushes.
No fewer than five people were hit by bullets from the militants while fleeing into the bush while area is now deserted, a witness told The Nation.
Two settlements that were most hard hit are Liyewu and Yandagbe, where over five houses were torched after the militants looted them of valuables.
The Nation gathered that the militants were allegedly hired by their neighbour – Atijere community in Ondo State, ostensibly to eject them from the land.
The Nation gathered further that the Atijere community in Ondo State and Makun – Omi in Ogun State have been fighting over land in the area in the last 40 years.
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Makun Omi, Chief Biodun Odumade, told The Nation in a telephone that two persons who were shot by the suspected militants are receiving treatment in a hospital, and that security agencies have moved in to the trouble areas this morning to restore peace and secure life.
Also, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said one person was shot during the attack, adding that various security agencies have stepped in to restore order.
