Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure No fewer than 15 herdsmen have been remanded by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for their involvement in illegal mining. The defendants were listed as Yesupa Masaubu, Kabiru Shuaibu, Abdullai Masuru, Jemiru Alasa, Sapianu Alaka, Saliu Haruna, Hulusa Sheibu and Habibu Mohammed. Others were Alikasehu Mohammed, Sifianu Musa, Habinu Muhammad, Aminu Halilu and Sanni Garba, Iliasu Kabiru and Aminu Amadu. They were arrested by the men of the Ondo State Security Network for allegedly committing the offence in the state forest reserve in Owo on February 3, 2021, in the Akure Magisterial District.