{"id":330576,"date":"2021-03-23T08:18:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T07:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=330576"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:55:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:55:45","slug":"ondo-amotekun-nabs-9-herders-100-cattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=330576","title":{"rendered":"Ondo Amotekun nabs 9 herders, 100 cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"244.78636308587\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1321800 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Police, Amotekun, hunters rescue one as gunmen kidnap two in Ekiti\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C638&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=58%2C36&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=260%2C162&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=200%2C125&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=160%2C100&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=560%2C349&amp;ssl=1 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Amotekun-1.jpg?resize=640%2C399&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li> \u2014Akeredolu<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>As Ibarapa youths protest remand of OPC members<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>By Dayo Johnson &amp; Ola Ajayi<\/h3>\n<p>NINE herders, with over 100 cattle, were arrested, weekend, by operatives of the Ondo State Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, for violating the state government\u2019s open grazing law.<br \/>\nThe herders and their cattle were arrested along the Akure\/Ilesa road in the state.<br \/>\n<!-- --><br \/>\nSimilarly, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, yesterday, warned illegal occupants of the state forest reserves, saying he owed no one any apology on his quit order to criminally minded herders.<br \/>\nThis came on a day scores of youths from different parts of Oyo State, yesterday, staged a protest at the state Secretariat, Agodi, in Ibadan, over arraignment and detention of three members of the Oodua People\u2019s Congress, OPC, who arrested the accused notorious kidnap kingpin, Mr. Iskilu Wakili.<br \/>\n<strong>Ondo Amotekun nabs 9 herders, 100 cattle<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaking with newsmen, the State Commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said the cows were intercepted and arrested at the boundary of Osun and Ondo States.<br \/>\nThe state government has banned open grazing across the state.<br \/>\nAdeleye said: \u201cOur men controlled the cows to the headquarters of our office, which was about 30 kilometres from the point they were intercepted.<br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to narrow it on the issue of capturing cattle. I would want to say it is a way of reducing crime. The cows were blocking the major road leading to the state capital.<br \/>\n\u201cApart from the possibility of illegal grazing in most cases, it is the ploy that kidnappers use.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of the occupants in the vehicle that was blocked called our distress line; and within few minutes, our men were on the ground.<br \/>\n\u201cWe should take note that our men are in all the 18 local government areas and we are on 24 hours patrol and we arrived at the scene promptly.<br \/>\n\u201cThe culprits, who sited us on arrival, ran away as they controlled the cows to follow them, but we were only able to control them.<br \/>\n<strong>We owe no apology to nobody\u2014Akeredolu<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaking against the backdrop of the anti-open grazing law, Governor Akeredolu said his administration will not be afraid to take decisions considered beneficial to the people of the state, vowing not to take orders from any quarters.<br \/>\nThe governor spoke at the swearing-in of the first female Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Princess Oladunni Odu and four Special Advisers in Akure.<br \/>\nHis words: \u201cWe will continue to eject and punish, under the law, anyone, either herder or farmer, illegally occupying our forest reserves.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will not relent on our decision to rid our state of undesirable elements. We owe no one any further explanation or apology on this resolution to ensure peace for no one other than our people.<br \/>\n\u201cAnyone, who intends to engage in a private business of animal husbandry, in this age, must be ready to abide with the modern methods or quit.<br \/>\n\u201cWe, therefore, reiterate our stance on the prohibition of open grazing by cattle rearers in any part of Ondo State. On this, there shall be no compromise. In a similar vein, we will continue to arrest any under-age herders in the state.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Government will prosecute the mindless handlers of these unfortunate kids.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will insist on punishing any errant herdsman and exact compensation commensurate to the level of destruction of farms and businesses in any part of the State.<br \/>\n\u201cAnyone who commits a crime under the guise of outmoded pastoralism shall be sanctioned severely.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will proceed to mobilize the people against this menace. The people of Ondo State will not accept any aberrant incursion into our space.<br \/>\n\u201cThis administration, under our leadership, will not shirk its responsibilities in any manner. We will not mortgage the future of the coming generations for political expediency.<br \/>\n\u201cWe do not want to be seen as politically correct when our people are dying and\/or losing their legitimate means of livelihood. We shall not embrace the counsel of the treacherous and wicked.<br \/>\n\u201cThe welfare of the people shall remain the primary focus of governance. No one will be allowed to trample on the rights of our people. The people of Ondo State shall not become underlings in their own space.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will also not be afraid to take decisions considered beneficial to our people. We shall be encouraging all those interested in animal husbandry to embrace new methods. Indigenes of this state who wish to take to that aspect of agriculture shall enjoy the support of the government.<br \/>\n\u201cNon-indigenes with verifiable identities shall be allowed to bring in cattle to designated ranches and feed lots.<br \/>\n\u201cThey shall be permitted to graze on the ranches for a fee. We will not cede the land of our ancestors to any person under any guise.<br \/>\n\u201cAll legitimate endeavours shall be supported by the government for as long as they are of direct benefit to the people of Ondo State.<br \/>\n<strong>Ondo won\u2019t secede  <\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI must not fail to comment on the current agitations by some people who express grievances arising from the challenges of nationhood.<br \/>\n\u201cThe noises generated by seeming inaction or passive indifference on the part of elected and appointed representatives of the government, at all levels, appears to be responsible for the growing disaffection in the land.<br \/>\n\u201cWhile some have been measured in their reactions to these problems, others have been less diplomatic. It is not uncommon to find groups and individuals purporting to act or speak on behalf of the rest of us.   \u201cWhile it is the right of citizens to discuss, agitate and even fight to right perceived wrongs, culminating in self-determination, this must be done within known and acceptable parameters.<br \/>\n\u201cAll concerned must agree to pursue the same objectives to achieve a desirable or desired end. There must be a common platform through which the demands, from the most mundane to the sublime, must be presented.<br \/>\n\u201cThere must be a consensus, articulated and presented after rigorous engagements on the level of intellection as the agendum for action.<br \/>\n\u201cThe reasons for the declaration of hostilities must not be fleeting fancies of disaffection engendered by perceived politics of exclusion for personal benefits. Self-determination must be a collective programme of action.<br \/>\n\u201cI state, unequivocally, as the Governor of Ondo State, elected by the people to serve them and protect their interests that our people have elected to stay in the Federal Republic of Nigeria as constituted at present.<br \/>\n\u201cWe recognise that there are reasons to demand that certain anomalies be put right. We will continue to encourage dialogue as an effective tool in resolving disputes.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will also not shy from joining others to insist on socio-economic justice. We will, however, not subscribe to banditry and recklessness in putting forth our demands.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will not be led to assured annihilation by anyone or a group of people, still smarting from the electoral defeats of recent times and presumed exclusion from the process of decision-making.<br \/>\n\u201cOur people are knowledgeable enough to determine their interest at any point. If and when they consider self-determination as an option, they will not depend on external promptings to act.<br \/>\n\u201cThat is why we are different. That is why we are who we are. And that is the way it is going to be.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Ibarapa youths protest remand of OPC members<\/strong><br \/>\nMeanwhile, some aggrieved youths, who came from Ibarapa, disagreed with the security agents questioning the rationale behind the arrest and eventual prosecution of the OPC members.<br \/>\nThe protesters stormed the Secretariat around 10:40 am with placards saying no to kidnapping, rape, and massive destruction of farms and other properties.<br \/>\nThe Convener of Igangan Development Advocates, Mr. Oladiran Oladokun said: \u201cWe are here to protest the arrest and remand of the three OPC members in prison. These men are heroes, they risked their lives to arrest Wakili who has terrorised the people of Kajola, Ayete and other villages.<br \/>\n\u201cThey went to Wakili\u2019s place and arrested him but the police turned against them and detained them. This is a bad signal to Nigerians on security issues.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/Vanguardngr.com\">Vanguard News Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014Akeredolu As Ibarapa youths protest remand of OPC members By Dayo Johnson &amp; Ola Ajayi NINE herders, with over 100 cattle, were arrested, weekend, by operatives of the Ondo State Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, for violating the state government\u2019s open grazing law. 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