A female rice farmer, Amaka Okafor , has been attacked by people suspected to be herdsmen in Ogbese, Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State.
The lady was inflicted with matchete cuts on her head and hands by the herders while working on her rice farm.
She was rushed to an hospital where she is currently receiving treatment.
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Akeredolu on Agriculture, Akin Olotu confirmed this via a WhatsApp message
He said the victim was responding to treatment in the hospital.
