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Scenes of suspected herdsmen’s attack on Igangan residents in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State…on Sunday. Photos: Olufemi Olaniyi No fewer than 17 persons have been reportedly shot dead by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen at Igangan, in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Residents told our correspondent that the hoodlums invaded the town on motorcycles around 11pm on Saturday and started killing and destroying property, which continued until around 3am on Sunday. At daybreak, residents reportedly saw corpses of children and adults littered some places in the town, while houses and vehicles, including a truck loaded with cassava flour, were razed by the attackers. Some residents of Ayete, which is the headquarters of the Ibarapa North LGA, told our correspondent that Igangan residents sent messages to them and others in different parts of Ibarapa to help them get across to security agencies to come to their rescue. The Convener, Igangan Deve

Nigerian preacher TB Joshua, one of Africa’s most Influential Evangelists, has died at the a ge of 57. A post on his Facebook page, which has more than five million followers, said: “God has taken His servant”. He was said to have died on Saturday shortly after conducting a live broadcast, but the cause of his death has not been made public. Tens of thousands would attend his services, with top politicians from across Africa among his followers. But his teachings and practises were also controversial. In April, YouTube suspended his account due to allegations of hate speech after a rights body filed a complaint over videos showing the preacher conducting prayers to “cure” gay people. Facebook also removed at least one post showing a woman being slapped while TB Joshua said he was casting out a “demonic spirit”. Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the preacher, widely referred to as Prophet TB Joshua by his followers. Adblock test (Why?)