Oyo State Police Command arrested two individuals linked to the gruesome amputation of a farmer's wrist in Tede and the defilement of an 8-year-old girl, underscoring escalating rural violence and child protection crises. The incidents highlight Nigeria's spiraling insecurity targeting vulnerable groups amid farmer-herder clashes and cult activities mirroring Delta raids and Edo kidnappings.
A man faces charges after machete-wielding assailants chopped off the victim's wrist during a land dispute in Tede, Yagba West LGA, with police recovering the severed limb for medical intervention. The prime suspect surrendered following community pressure, as investigations probe ritual or retaliatory motives in Oyo's agrarian belts strained by herder incursions.
Simultaneously, authorities detained a perpetrator for sexually assaulting the minor in a separate Oyo community, rescuing the victim and providing counseling while pursuing accomplices. Cases reflect nationwide child vulnerability patterns, demanding swift justice amid parental outcries and NMA concerns over healthcare worker safety post-Edo abduction.
Oyo Commissioner vows thorough probes and prosecutions, deploying tactical teams akin to Army's Delta cult busts recovering 13 rifles, signaling coordinated crackdowns against barbarism fueling Shehu Sani's global ban fears. Agbekoya warriors threaten reprisals over farmer killings, pressuring Governor Makinde for fortified rural patrols. These arrests offer respite in 2026's violent dawn, paralleling Wike-Fubara political fires raging nearby.