Insecurity: Two killed as herdsmen attacked Ondo Ametekun

Insecurity: Two killed as herdsmen attacked Ondo Ametekun

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2021 11:03 AM

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By Dayo Johnson— AKURE

Suspected herdsmen have killed two persons during an attack on men of the Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun at the government forest reserve located at Ago Sanusi along Ute Road in Owo, area of the state.

The report had it that the herdsmen laid an ambush for the security personnel who acting on security report stormed the forest reserve to fish out suspected criminal element who reported abducted a farmer identified as Lanre.

Lanre’s corpse was later reportedly found in the forest reserve by the security personnel with both hands chopped off.

Vanguard gathered that another member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria who joined the Amotekun in the operation was shot in the head by the herdsmen.

The attack on according to findings happened at about 2:00 am.

Vanguard gathered that the herdsmen were armed with AK47, dressed like militiaman men with live ammunition wrapped around their shoulders.