Amotekun Arrests Cattle Rustlers In Ondo

The Ondo state chapter of the Southwest Security Network code-named Amotekun says its men have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers in the state.

Speaking while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, Adetunji Adeleye, commander of corps, said officers of Amotekun were attacked by herdsmen.

Ekohotblog reports that Adeleye said the operatives were attacked while trying to settle a quarrel between herdsmen and some farmers on a farm at Osi community, Akure north local government area of the state.

“Some farmers from Osi Community ran to the office complaining that their farms had been destroyed by herds. We sent our men there to assess the situation,” he said.

“They found out that the herds were actually on the farm and we invited the herdsmen. But unfortunately, on getting there, they attacked our men with knives and other dangerous weapons. But we were able to arrest one of them named Abdulkadir Mohammed.”

Adeleye also said two suspected cattle rustlers were arrested by his men while a Nissan Siena marked FJ 423 KRD, brought by the suspected rustlers was impounded

“One Alhaji Ilyasu, a Fulani man came to us that some people came with a Serena Bus to steal their cattle. They came to us and we sent our men out. We were able to recover the vehicle they wanted to used in stealing the cows, we also recovered the cows,” he added.

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“We were able to trace some of the rustlers that ran away to somewhere in Ogun State. We have apprehended one Sudauna Gombe and one Ogunyale Sola, who was the driver of the abandoned Serena. We have handed them over to the Agro Department of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for detailed investigation.

He said two cows were recovered and have been returned to the Fulani man that owns them, adding that the vehicle used by the rustlers had been taken to their office because the rustlers fled and abandoned the vehicle.