The menace posed by Fulani Herdsmen continue unabated on a farm in Edo State when they attacked and attempted to rape a woman and her daughter.

The member representing Ovia South/West-Ovia North/East of the state at the House of Representative, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion, in a post on her Instagram page, said that the herdsmen had accosted the woman, simply identified as Mama Touuai, on Monday morning, pointed a gun at her and attempt to rape.

The woman, however, grabbed the gun and fought off the herdsmen who, in the process, hacked her head with a machete and also injured the daughter.

The child is said to be recuperating in a Specialist Hospital in Benin.

Igbinedion wrote,

This just happened in my Constituency
An Urhobo woman farming in Ofunwengbe community, in Ovia South West LG of Edo State was attacked this morning by 7.30am whilst on her farm alongside her daughter, by Fulani herdsmen.

The woman who is also known as Mama Touuai had been complaining to her people before today of the destruction being done to her farm by the cattle on a daily basis. She almost lost her life when she confronted the herdsmen today.

According to the woman, the Fulani herdsmen came to her farm and met her working before she knew what was happening, the herdsmen were trying to rape her by pointing a gun at her, but for her determination and boldness, she was able to drag the gun from him.

During the process of dragging the gun, another one used her cutlass she was using to work, to cause injury to her and her child.

The child has since be taken to the specialist hospital in Benin

#stoptheinjustice #stoptheviolence

Today ! This just happened in my Constituency An Urhobo woman farming in Ofunwengbe community, in Ovia South West LG of Edo State was attacked this morning by 7.30am whilst on her farm alongside her daughter, by Fulani herdsmen. The woman who is also known as Mama Touuai had been complaining to her people before today of the destruction being done to her farm by the cattle on a daily basis. She almost lost her life when she confronted the herdsmen today. According to the woman, the Fulani herdsmen came to her farm and met her working before she knew what was happening, the herdsmen were trying to rape her by pointing a gun at her, but for her determination and boldness, she was able to drag the gun from him. During the process of dragging the gun, another one used her cutlass she was using to work, to cause injury to her and her child. The child has since be taken to the specialist hospital in Benin #stoptheinjustice #stoptheviolence

A post shared by Hon. Omosede Igbinedion (@omosedei) on Feb 12, 2018 at 5:24am PST