Over 9,000 illegal herders sneaked into Ondo in one month — Amotekun
THE Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, has raised the alarm that over 9,000 illegal herders have sneaked into the state within a month, Commander of the security outfit, Adetunji Adeleye, said while parading 31 suspected criminals in Akure. Adeleye disclosed that the herders found their way into the state through the border towns. The Amotekun boss, who expressed worry over the influx of the herders, said: "The reality is that in the last month, we have had an unusual influx of herdsmen into the state. We have to drive them back to where they came from.” He said: "As of yesterday, we confronted over 9000 herders who moved into the state. "They moved them in the midnight and they masquerade as different forms of criminals. "The herders always came into Ondo through the border communities in Edo, Kogi and now Ekiti states with large numbers of cattle and they end up perpetrating crimes. "We were able to notice that the herders will always come to...