Suspected herdsmen attacked Sanusi Village in Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, on Thursday, killing at least 2 persons.
The bandits equally set ablaze the operational motorcycles and vehicle of the Ondo State Security Network Agency popularly known as Amotekun Corps.
According to reports, the attack occurred when the Amotekun officials and other security agents were carrying out the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to flush out the herdsmen who are illegally occupying the forest reserves in the state.
Adebayo Ayeni, the Public Relations Officer of the Amotekun Corps, confirmed this incident.
“Men of Ondo State Security Network Agency has again made another major breakthrough in their strive to get rid of criminal elements in Ondo State.
“This cartel were piling up arms and ammunition to invade the entire state while masquerading as herders and using the forest as kidnappers den for negotiation and ransom, illegal mining activities and cultivation of Indian hemp.
“The security outfits in conjunction with the police, the army and other security agencies in the state, however, smoked them out of the forest, after it was discovered that the bandits had killed a farmer and a member of the vigilante group in the area.
“They also went to the village where an Amotekun vehicle was parked and set it ablaze,” he said.
