TRIBUNE NG
Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, have arrested four herdsmen who allegedly destroyed a 30 hectares of cassava farm in Igbaraoke Oke in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state, belonging to immediate past National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Eddy Olafeso.
The Commander of the Amotekun corps in the state, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed to newsmen at the headquarters of the formation at Alagbaka, said the herdsmen fled to Ekiti state with their cows after destroying the farms were arrested by his men.
He said the owners of the cows visited the Amotekun office after the four men were arrested and has opened negotiations with the owner of the farm.
Adeleye said “We arrested some of those that engaged in the destruction of the farm of one of the principal officers of PDP that went viral. We caught them and we brought them to back. There are four of them that were involved.
“We have called the owners of the farmland, we had equally allowed the owner of the farm to meet with the owners of the cows that destroyed the farmland and I think they are talking.
“But regardless of what they do, they had contravened the anti-open grazing law, so they must fulfill the righteousness by going through the normal judicial system.
“The anti-open grazing law is in force in Ondo State where we discouraged the use of underaged for grazing, especially when they engage in destruction of farm products”
Adeleye said about 80 suspected criminals were arrested by officials of the Amotekun in the state for various crimes in the last three weeks, while 32 of them arraigned for prosecution after investigation into their cases were concluded.
