A group of bandits suspected to be herdsmen have attacked the personnel of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun.
It reportedly gathered that the operatives of Amotekun were said to have arrested some cows which allegedly destroyed farmlands in Osi and Igboba Communities in the North Local Government Area of the state on Friday.
While the arrested cows numbering about 120 were being taking to the state headquarters of the Amotekun Command in Akure, the herders accosted them on the Akure-Ado expressway and attacked officers with dangerous weapons
A source told PUNCH that “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.”
A viral video also showed some of the officers of the corps shooting sporadically into the air to disperse their attackers while the injured ones were quickly taken into the Amotekun Hilux van.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo Amotekun, Jimoh Adeniken who confirmed the incident, said an investigation had commenced.
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