Ondo Amotekun officers injured in clash with suspected herdsmen

• Published On: 06 July 2024 at 09:20

Some officers from the Ondo State Security Network Agency, commonly known as Amotekun, were injured on Friday after being attacked by a gang of persons suspected of being herders in Akure, the state capital.

According to reports, the corps arrested some cows on Friday after they allegedly wrecked farmlands in the Osi and Igboba communities in the state's North Local Government Area.

According to a source, the Amotekun officers were transporting the arrested cows, which numbered around 120, to the Amotekun Command's state headquarters in Akure when the herders approached them on the Akure-Ado road and attacked.

According to a source: "As they were taking the arrested cows to Amotekun headquarters in Akure, on reaching the Sango area (of Akure) the herders came out with dangerous weapons and attacked the officers to prevent them from taking the vows away."

Similarly, a viral video obtained by our correspondent showed some of the corps officers shooting intermittently into the air to disperse their attackers, while the injured were promptly transported to the Amotekun Hilux vehicle.

When contacted, Ondo Amotekun's Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Adeniken, acknowledged the occurrence and announced that an investigation had begun.

Details will be provided later.