AMOTEKUN ARRESTS COWS FOR ALLEGED UNLAWFUL GRAZING IN FARM LANDS IN ONDO STATE.

By Editor,

The Ondo State Security Network also known as Amotekun Corps has arrested 200 cows for flouting the anti-open Grazing Law of the state.

The cows were found grazing and destroying farm lands at Owena dam in Ifedore Local Government Area.

The cows were said to have been arrested late in the night between 10pm and midnight after the corps received distress calls from farmers in the area.

Commander of Ondo Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said he got a distress call from farmers that over 500 cows had ravaged their farms in Owena, a border town.

According to him, “Our men went(there) at about 10 pm and actually arrested 200 back to the Command at about 12 midnight.

“We observed that two underages were found with the cows as all the herdsmen had run away.”We waited till yesterday morning until the farmers union around the area came. Since we couldn’t find the herders, we came with the cows to the office.

” We are sure that they will come over soonest because the anti-open grazing law is still on the ground and has been enforced. It is forbidden for the cows to graze at night and for the underage to control.“These are all the provisions that are on the ground and of course, the law will take its course. In the last three months, we have been on public enlightenment for the herders and farmers.

”So, once the farmers and herders understand the limitation of each other, there’ll be no problem. There will always be rainy and dry seasons. We are reverting to the days that farmers can confidently go to their farms to take crops and nothing will happen to them.”

it was learnt that the herders fled before the arrival of the corps leaving behind the minors.