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DESTRUCTION OF FARMS: We‘ll auction seized cows, prosecute herders — Ondo govt On By Dayo Johnson Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, yesterday, vowed to auction seized cows and prosecute herders who destroy farmlands in the state. The State Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, who spoke at the signing of an agreement for the release of over 250 cows arrested by the corps, said: “We would no longer allow negotiation for compensation for farm crops destroyed by cows, resulting from illegal grazing on people’s farms. “Rather, the state government would, henceforth, p...

  The Ondo State Security Network Agency, the Amotekun Corps have arrested over 250 cows following a distress call and petitions by farmers in Ipogun, Ilara, Owena Dam axis in Ifedore Local Government Area of the State. The State Commander of the State Security Network, Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye disclosed this to journalists in Akure, the state capital, on Sunday, at the signing of an agreement for the release of the cows. He lamented that when he visited the farmlands to assess the level of destruction, he discovered that the herders destroyed over 300 hectares of farmland with crops, incl...

The Ondo State Government has said that it would henceforth auction seized cows arrested for destroying farmlands after getting a court order

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo Government has said it would henceforth auction any cow seized for destroying farms in any parts of the state. It said it would no longer give room for negotiation with farmers for compensation when herders destroy their crops through illegal grazing. Ondo State Commander of the State Security Network known as the Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeyeye, stated these while signing agreement for release of 250 cows. He said owners of seized cows would be prosecuted and the cows sold off. Chief Adeyeye said the 250 cows were seized after farmers at Ipogun, Ilara, Owen...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun during the launch of Amotekun in the state. PHOTO: @dabiodunMFR/Twitter   Abiodun said the launch is imperative in order to stem the tides of security challenges being witnessed in the state in recent times. He called for synergy of purpose among security operatives and warned criminals to stay off the state as the state will not be a place to hibernate. Soyinka in his address urged the Amotekun corps to operate within the ambit of the law that establishes it. Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun decorates Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka as Super Marshal of Amotekun ...