Some suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly shot a woman, Morenikeji Salami , while going to her site on the Oru – Awa Road in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State .
The woman ’ s injuries were captured in a video that went viral on Saturday .
The attackers numbering about eight reportedly emerged from the bush , cut off one of her fingers and shattered her jaw with bullets .
Salami was said to have run into some herds and attempted to make a quick reverse but was caught and attacked .
In the over four – minute clip , the woman was seen being treated in a hospital , writhing in pains as a nurse attended to her .
The victim was said to have been taken to a few hospitals including the state – owned Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital but was rejected.
She said she had to travel to the Lagos State Hospital, Ikeja , before she could get treatment .
In the video, a female voice was heard asking the daughter of the victim a few questions about the attack .
When asked how it happened , she said , “ She (my mother ) was going to her site in Idofe after a road that leads to Oru along Quarry . She said she saw some cattle while she was driving on the road and as she made a quick attempt to reverse, she was surrounded by some Fulani men who emerged from the bush .
“She said they were about eight and the first thing they did was to shoot at all the four tyres and later went to block her car at the front . One of them carried a gun and wanted to shoot her . She begged him but he went ahead and shot her , removing one of her fingers . ”
She explained that the attacker fired another shot which shattered her mother ’ s jaw and mouth, adding that the gunman shook her head to check if she had died .She added , “ My mother said she pretended as if she had died . One of her fingers was blown away by the bullets . She said she pretended as if she was dead . So , they went back into the bush . She said she managed to get down from the car after waiting for them to go.After she managed to alight from the car , she saw a tipper lorry and flagged it down . The driver rescued her and took her to Oru but she was rejected. We went to the general hospital she was also rejected. When we got to OSUTH , they also said there was no space . ”
