By Chidinma Uchechukwumgemezu - February 4, 2021


Enforcing the quit order of the State Government to herdsmen to vacate the government forest reserves, the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, Thursday said that no fewer than 37 herdsmen and 5, 000 cows had been arrested for disobeying the state directive.

The state governor, Mr Oluwatotimi Akeredolu, had last month, issued directive asking herdsmen to quit the government forest reserves and also banned movement of cattle along the highways and within the cities.

The government also banned night grazing and underaged herders from operating in the state while all herders were also asked to register with the state government to enable them operate legitimately. .

Adeleye said that the suspects and their herds, were arrested in Ala, Ofosu and Oda forest reserves.

While saying that his men were still in the forest to flush out the remaining erring herders, Adeleye said, some of the herdsmen, who could not cope with the terms and conditions of the state government, had met with the corps and had opted to move out of the state peacefully.


He said, ” Some of them have opted to leave the state because they couldn’t meet with our terms and conditions. They came through, the Chairman of Miyatti Allah in the state Some opted to go to Osun, Edo and Kogi States.

“So our men escorted them to the boundaries of those states. We have to monitor their movements out of the state so that they would not destroy farms on their way out.

”About 37 herders have been arrested with about 5,000 cows. Majority of the herders have been coming to us through their chairman and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Hausa Matters. We will hand over the culprits to the chairman to lead them out and anybody caught again after this would be arrested and prosecuted.”

The Amotekun boss implored the farmers to always call on the corps whenever the cows invade and destroy their farms, saying the corps would respond immediate.

” It is always difficult for us to trace the herders after they had destroyed the farms but if we are called upon during the act , we will come make arrest and ensure that the herders pay for what they destroy, ” Adeleye stressed .

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Nice one

Where there is no sin, there is no lawz where there is no law there is no sin

good to hear and I also hope this drive will be sustained

Great

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They and their useless cows should be wiped out.

Nonsense!!

You make a rule, some of this Fulani heardsmen have refuse to follow the rules. They were caught, instead of seizing thier cows and jailing the herders, you dey give them second chance

Good job

Things are not going to be as usual again since you take indigenous people for granted and claiming to own their land. You kill, kidnap, rape, maim them with reckless abandon and your grand patron overseeing the country is not concerned; yet there is no southern group that has fulani as immediate neighbour.

Cows are impounded. How do you arrested an animal it's an a thing not a person. Do the police also plan on charging them to court.

Fulanis that operates contrary to the law should be treated pursuant to the document that framed up such law.

Fulanis are now endangered species and guess what, I feel real good about it.

Do these Fulanis believe it's their right to always forment trouble without being checked?

Things should be done with care considering the state the country is presently.