Soldiers, Amotekun men clash in Ondo over seized cows

Soldiers from the 32 Artillery Brigade, Ondo State and members of the state Amotekun Corps clashed Tuesday evening over the seizure of over 100 cows by the latter in Akure, the state capital.

The cows were seized for allegedly violating the state’s anti-grazing law.

Amotekun operatives reportedly seized the cows after receiving distress calls from farmers.

Farmers in the Oke-Aro axis of Akure metropolis neighborhood had cried out over the invasion of their farms by the cows and herders where crops were destroyed.

A source said the military invaded the location and stopped the cows from being taken away.

The soldiers were said to have claimed that the cows belonged to their superiors in the barracks.

The situation was said to have led to firing of gunshots in the air as well as shouting march among the security operatives with two operatives of Amotekun said to have been taken away by soldiers.

“As Amotekun personnel were marching the arrested cows to their office in the Alagbaka area of the state, troops numbering 10 invaded the area with Hilux vehicles and stopped the arrest of the cows,” the source said.

“The troops urged that the Amotekun men should not take the cows because they belong to their military barrack’s officers.”