Amotekun Ejects 37 Herders, 5000 Cows Over Refusal To Register With Ondo Government

Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, on Thursday ejected about 37 herdsmen and their over 5000 cows over their refusal to register with the state government.

The State Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the herdsmen were evicted because they could not cope with the terms and conditions of the state government, and opted out of the forest and the state.

According to him, most of the headers were flushed out from the forest reserves in Ala, Oda and Ofosu forests of the state after a meeting with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah in the state.

“About 37 herders have been flushed out of the state 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.

“Some of them opted to leave the state because they couldn’t meet with our terms and conditions. They came through the Chairman of Miyetti Allah in the state.

“Some of them 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.

“We will not tolerate any herdsman who refused to register and this was one of the reasons we involved their chairman who joined us 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 and should not take laws into their hands, saying the corps would respond immediately.

“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 to make an arrest and ensure that the herders pay for what they destroy.”

KanyiDaily recalls that Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, had given herdsmen seven days ultimatum to vacate the state’s Forest Reserves due to the high rate of insecurity in the state.