From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat’s Abuja Bureau)
Suspected herdsmen have invaded Sanusi Village, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The incident which occurred on Thursday claimed the lives of a farmer and a member of a vigilante group.
The operational motorcycles and vehicles of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps were also reportedly set ablaze by the bandits.
The attack was said to have occurred when the Ondo State Amotekun men and other security agents were carrying out the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to flush out the herdsmen in the state’s forest reserve.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Amotekun Corps, Mr Adebayo Ayeni, stated the Ondo State Amotekun network has been joining hands with security operatives in the state to get rid of criminal elements who have taken over the Ondo forest.
His statement reads, “Men of Ondo State Security Network Agency, have 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.”
