METROAmotekun ‘arrests’ 42 cows over invasion, destruction of farmlands in Ondo

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METROAmotekun ‘arrests’ 42 cows over invasion, destruction of farmlands in Ondo

Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps has ‘arrested’ 42 cows for destroying farmlands around Alagbaka extension in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Confirming the arrest, the state Commander, Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, explained that the cows were arrested after a series of complaints by owners of the farmlands within the Alagbaka axis.

wAccording to him, over eight separate farmlands with crops such as maize and cassava were completely destroyed by Fulani herdsmen who usually graze their cows around the affected area.

The Corps Commander noted that the herders who were heavily armed chased away the farm owners who later contacted the Amotekun Corps.