How over 50 cows died mysteriously in Ondo

More than 50 cows belonging to Fulani herders have died in mysterious circumstances at Ibaka area of Akungba-Akoko community in Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo state.

According to eyewitness account, the cows died on Monday evening after eating suspected poisonous substance.

The eyewitness, Oshk Fela Castro, a resident of Akungba, who spoke to SaharaReporters, warned residents of the area against buying beef for now.

The eyewitness said: “My advice to our people in Akungba is to stop buying beef for now because I know some dubious meat sellers will go and buy the dead cows at a cheap price and butcher the meat for innocent people to buy for consumption.

“I will appeal to people who are living within AUD at Edua in Akungba to monitor how the 50 cows will be disposed off.

“The information I got was that the cows died after eating something suspected to be poisonous. And the person went further to say if anybody mistakenly consumes or eats the beef, the person may likely die of poison because according to him, the cows started decaying within 30 minutes that the owner discovered they had taken poison.

“Please, tell your neighbours and friends to be careful of buying (beef) meat now.
I want security agents to quickly move to the area to stop any possible buying and selling of those dead cows.”

IDOMA VOICE recalls that in 2019, over 36 cows reportedly died in mysterious circumstances at Ijare rock, in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo state, after thunderstorm descended on the cows for alleged desecration of a sacred shrine by Fulani herders who had intruded into the shrine of the ancient deity.

The claims was debunked by the police who maintained that the thunderstorm that killed the cows was natural.