Ondo: Amotekun arrests 200 cows, two herdsmen for invading farm settlement, attacking operatives

About 200 herds of cattle and two herdsmen were on Tuesday arrested by personnel of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps.

The herders and their cows were arrested for eating and destroying crops on a farm in Irese axis of Ifedore Local Government area of the state.

According to the corps, while trying to apprehend the herdsmen, some of its operatives were attacked while resisting arrest.

Confirming the incident, the Corps Commander in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, said the herders and the cattle were already in the custody of the corps at its headquarters in the state.

Adeleye added that his men were able to overpower the herders during the confrontation.

The Amotekun boss also disclosed that the herders will be handed to the relevant security agency for prosecution.

Comments

Pictures From Tiwa Savage And Teebillz Pre-Wedding Party In Dubai Last Night

Popular Nollywood Actor Ernest Asuzu Is Dead

Veteran Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu popularly known as El Cream, is dead. His wife, Jennifer Asuzu, who confirmed the sad incident, said he fainted on Tuesday evening and never woke up. Asuzu, who hailed from Imo, grew up in Lagos. In the late 90s he was into music and was a rapper, producer, director, and a television personality. He became more popular after featuring in a number of movies including “RITUALS” a movie that was produced by Kenneth Nnebue. The deceased acted in more than 100 movies since he joined the Nigerian movie industry. Some of the movies include: Living Abroad, Royal war, Last Wedding, Burning Desire, Ogidan, Never End, Broad Day Light, Ugonna and a popular hit movie, Labista which won him an award as the best supporting actor at the African Movie Academy Award. He was known to have acted alongside famous actors like Junior Pope Odonwodo, Gentle Jack, Emma Ahumadu, Jim Iyke, and Sylvester Madu amongst other celebrities.

Profile Of New Chief of Army Staff Maj Gen Ibrahim Attahiru

General Ibrahim Attahiru Profile of New Chief of Army Staff Maj Gen Ibrahim Attahiru Major General Ibrahim Attahiru was born on 10 August 1966 in Doka, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Armed Forces Command and Staff College and Nigerian Army School of Infantry. He commenced cadets training in January 1984 and was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant in December 1986 as an Infantry Officer. General Attahiru has held several appointments on the staff, instructional and in command in the course of his military career. He had a tour of duty with the United Nations in Sierra Leone as a Military Observer, where he facilitated United Kingdom military engagement, Operation BARASS in September 2000. He was an Operations Officer and later Company Commander in NIBATT 19 ECOMOG Operations in Liberia. Also, he had the unique privilege of having commanded with distinction all through the chain of command in the Nigerian...

egberikoko

Search This Blog