Community leader said the Fulani attackers are presently in Lipakala Forest around Sabo area in Ondo town – an area known to security agencies but they have refused to deploy their personnel there.
The groups disclosed that Nigeria is one of the most dangerous West African nations for journalists with a record of 226 attack cases against the media organsiations.
The position of the US government contradicts that of its immediate past president, Donald Trump, who commended Nigeria on Tuesday for banning Twitter.
Those affected include the Secretary to the State Government, Sabi’u Baba; the governor’s Chief of Staff, Ladan Salihu, 21 Commissioners, and Special Advisers.