•Amotekun combs Ondo forests

•Ogun buys drones to monitor Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

By Hakeem Gbadamosi


FOLLOWING fresh activities of killer-herdsmen and kidnappers in parts of the South-West, the governments of two states in the region have initiated aggressive actions to stop the criminals in their tracks.

In Ondo State, operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Amotekun have been drafted into the state’s forests in response to suspected killer-herdsmen’s raids of ljagba, Imoru, Arimogija communities in Ose Local Government Area.
Also, the Ogun State government announced its decision to procure drones to enhance security and assist security agencies in monitoring identified black spots in the state, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

It said the drones are to be deployed to combat kid-napping, banditry, armed robbery and other criminal activities being perpetrated on the highway.

The commander of Amotekun in Ondo State, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, explained that men of the corps were drafted into the forests following the herdsmen’s invasion of the three communities, just as all routes leading to the communities have been secured and the herdsmen with their cows driven away from the areas.

Residents of the communities had raised the alarm over the invasion of their farmlands and homes by the herdsmen who they said had been tormenting the people of the areas.

Adeleye said the corps responded to the alarm raised by the residents of the communities and promptly restored peace and order there.
He said: “We have gone into the forests and we have addressed the situation.

“There was an influx of cattle into the state through Ose Local Government Area four days ago but our men have driven them back to where they came from and everything has been settled.


“I want to tell the people in Ose Local Government Area that there is no cause for alarm. We are in the forests and Operation Gba’le Gba’ko is still ongoing.

Also, spokesperson of the police in the state, Funmi Odunlami, said the command has also drafted its men to the communities to ascertain the happenings there.

The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Security Matters, Jimoh Dojumo, also explained that those that attacked the communities and villages were not from Ondo State but from neighbouring Edo State.

Dojumo said the criminals usually enter the state through footpaths into the communities and villages and leave through the same paths after perpetrating their evil.

He said: “They have been creating problems for us but Our territory is secured with the presence of Amotekun men. I can assure you that the activities of these criminals will soon be checked

“We are not relenting in our efforts to flush out criminal elements from the state to ensure the security of lives and property of our people.” The traditional ruler of Imoru, Oba Rotimi Obamu-wagun, commended the state government and security agencies for taking proactive steps in repelling the bandits and protecting the people.


Oba Obamuwagun confirmed the frequent invasion of the area by herdsmen, saying the criminals always entered the communities through a forest reserve between Ondo and Edo states.

“It is true. The criminals came into our communities ferociously. If not for the state government intervening in the matter, the criminals would have sacked a the communities here and sent everyone away from their homes. But we thank the government for intervening,” the traditional ruler said.

Similarly, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday announced his administration’s procurement of drones to enhance security and assist security agencies in monitoring identified black spots in the state, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The governor made the announcement in Abeokuta at the launch of the 2023
Armed Forces Remembrance
Day Emblem.

According to him, the drones, which will be delivered soon, will be deployed to combat kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery and other criminal activities being perpetrated on the highway.

Abiodun, who said his administration would continue to find ways of supporting security agencies in the state, disclosed that plans were under way to partner top personnel in the law enforcement to work with the state in the area of training, support and fund raising.

He said: “We will soon be taking delivery of our drones that we have ordered. This will allow us to monitor the length and breadth of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and all those areas where people engage in nefarious activities.


“We will continue to find those that will collaborate with us. I recently met with two people who are highly placed in law enforcement and have decided that they are going to come and work with us by assisting with train-ing, support and fund raising.

I will unveil these people in the next couple of weeks and introduce them to you.”

He, therefore, on behalf of the Ogun State government, donated a sum of N10 million to the Nigeria Legion and charged its personnel to continue to discharge their duties accordingly.

Abiodun, however, called on the people of the state and the country as a whole to see the remembrance of the country’s fallen heroes as an opportunity to appreciate their sacrifices by looking after the welfare of their widows and immediate family members, noting that they shouldn’t be left alone to weather the storm of loneliness.

Abiodun congratulated the Brigade Commander of the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala and his counterpart at the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Isa Abdul-lahi and Mrs Archie-Abia Ibinabo, on their promotion to the rank of Major General in the Nigerian Army and Assistant Controller General of the NDLEA, respectively.

He commended the duo for discharging their duties responsibly and meritoriously.

In a remark, the state chairman of the Nigeria Legion, Master Warrant Officer Olu-muyiwa Orukotan (rtd), commended Governor Abiodun for being a pillar of support for the Legion in the state.

He praised him for empowering about 120 widows in the last two years.

Orukotan disclosed that the legion had directed chairmen and legionnaires to urge parents and guardians to educate their children and wards to steer clear of crime as the 2023 general election draws close.

He called on Nigerians to spare a thought about the suffering of the widows and dependants of fallen heroes and do all within their power to come to their aid.

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Nlfpmod

You can't be killing people for their God given natural resources.
Haba this has to stop and the only way is to elect someone who will not play politics with the lives of the citizens.

Killing isn't fair..Stop the killing. ..



Don"t worry Atiku's votes will suffer for it in the west..

shortgun:
You can't be killing people for their God given natural resources.
Haba this has to stop and the only way is to elect someone who will not play politics with the lives of the citizens.

We Yoruba love the heardsmen .

We love them to kill us .

Where are the cows ?

I thought that Tinupoo said that fulani herdsmen are the favorite cousins of the South Westerners? That fulani and Yoruba are onee..
His words not mine!

Why try to kill your own bloda?

SE governors and ebubeagu should cover their heads in shame. This is what they should have coordinated themselves and done years ago but instead they went about killing their own people

I know Ob.idiot pig will be here to wail as usual.

To be honest , this amotekun group is working .. even though they have been threaten by fg , we south west need to be unite... fulani really mean to take over our land .... iku pawon

It is not appropriate for me to express an opinion on political issues or advocate for particular political positions. As an artificial intelligence, I do not have personal beliefs or biases, and my role is to provide objective and accurate information to the best of my ability.

That being said, the issue of violence and conflict between different ethnic and religious groups in Nigeria is a serious concern and has been a source of tension and instability in the country for many years. It is important for authorities in Nigeria to work to address the root causes of these conflicts and to take steps to promote peace and reconciliation. It is also important for individuals and groups to respect the rights and interests of others and to refrain from violence and other illegal activities.

OK

It is now una wake

Can we just end all of these with 2022 and start 2023 on a clean page

Herdsmen are a menace to the society. Hopefully one day, the people will leave behind tribalism, nepotism, religion and come together to tackle the problems we face as a community & country.
I am tired of Nigeria.

Meagainstthem:
I know Ob.idiot pig will be here to wail as usual.

Is Obi your problem?

But your peeing lord and saviour fought against formation of Amotekun.

Tbh Amotekun dey do well.. kudos to Dem

Good job

Meagainstthem:
I know Ob.idiot pig will be here to wail as usual.

You are already wailing on behalf

Tinubu won't like this oo. Those cows belong to the region that will give the urinating machine delusional 6 million block votes o

Remember the old, corrupt and senile bed wetter asked "where are the cows?" in defence of this same murderers

Go back to sleep according to IBB. If you know you know.

Bontafa:


We Yoruba love the heardsmen .

We love them to kill us .

Where are the cows ?

Don't mind them. ACCOMMODATORS.

We Afonja Muslims will frustrate the effort of any security agency that tries to prevent these killings. We can do anything to protect our brothers up north. Just like our baba Iragbiji asked, where are the cows?

That's why we reject Tinubu.
He is sympathetic to the killer herdsmen.
Miyetti Allah is the only group that has endorsed Tinubu-shettima ticket

Primusinterpares:
Can we just end all of these with 2022 and start 2023 on a clean page

Will the killings stop 2023?

Are Yoruba and Fulani not One again

What Aketi and some few individuals who have been able to make change in leadership have shown is that good leadership is not rocket science but finding that right individual is difficult in a country where the elites are not much different from petty criminals is difficult. The way Aketi thought outside the box and bypassed police and army to protect his people through Amotekun and now expanded to almost the whole of western Nigeria is the way Peter Obi will change Nigeria to a new order different from what the two old politicians and parties who had been in power since may 29th 1999 are offering

Instead of Simon Ekpa to come home and defend Biafra land against external invaders ,he runs away like coward ojukwu

arantess:

Will the killings stop 2023?

If the government is truly serious about ending this manace... They can end it
People kill people

Lies from the pit of hell.. even if fulani wipe out entire Village in ijebu, cowards of the west dare retaliate because Bola election...

Bontafa:


We Yoruba love the heardsmen .

We love them to kill us .

Where are the cows ?

Subtle trouble shooter .
See how you stylishly made death looks appealing.

Bontafa:


We Yoruba love the heardsmen .

We love them to kill us .

Where are the cows ?

Where's your brain?