No fewer than two persons reportedly lost their lives when
some suspected herdsmen attacked the Sanusi Village in the Owo Local Government
Area of Ondo State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday and
those who lost their lives were a farmer and a member of a vigilante group.
The operational motorcycles and vehicle of the Ondo State
Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps were also reportedly set
ablaze by the bandits.
It was gathered that the attack occurred when the Amotekun men and other security agents were carrying out the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to flush out the herdsmen who are illegally occupying the forest reserves in the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the Amotekun Corps, Mr
Adebayo Ayeni, confirmed the incident in a statement.
Ayeni said, “Men of Ondo State Security Network Agency, has
again made another major breakthrough in their strive to get rid of criminal
elements in Ondo State.
“This cartel were piling up arms and ammunition to invade
the entire state, while masquerading as herders and using the forest as
kidnappers den for negotiation and ransom, illegal mining activities and
cultivation of Indian hemps.
“The security outfits in conjunction with the police, the
army and other security agencies in the state however smoked them out of the
forest, after it was discovered that the bandits had killed a farmer and a
member of the vigilante group in the area.
“They also went to the village where an Amotekun vehicle was
parked and set it ablaze.”
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