•183 cows, weapons, cash recovered
A collaborative effort of operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency comprising the Amotekun Corps, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) have led to the arrest of 11 suspected fulani Herdsmen in two areas of the state.
Six suspects were arrested in Kajola local government area while five were apprehended in Saki East local government area.
The Commandant, Col Olayinka Olayanju (Retd) confirmed the arrests in a statement yesterday morning.
He said the suspects were handed over to the police in the two council areas.
Olayanju said the arrests were made during a joint patrol in the early hours of yesterday.
“They were arrested in separate incidents following encounters at two illegal roadblocks. They tried to escape from the scene but were given a hot chaset. We are still on the trail of others who managed to escape,” he said.
All six suspects were said to be of Bororo Fulani ethnic group.
“They were arrested along Okeho-Ilua and Okeho-Iseyin Road about 4am on Thursday, 29 April 2021,” Olayanju said, adding that they pretend to be herdsmen by day but at night rob travellers.
He said that 183 cows, weapons and N268, 470 cash were found on them, adding that they have been handed over to the police.
“In another development, five bandits were equally arrested in Saki East and handed over to the DPO in the area,” Olayanju said.