Herdsmen execute two, set Amotekun vehicle on fire in Ondo

No less than two people allegedly lost their lives when some suspected Herdsmen assaulted the Sanusi Village in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. 

It was accumulated that the incident happened on Thursday and the individuals who lost their lives were a rancher and an individual from a vigilante bunch whose characters were yet obscure as of the hour of recording this report by Punch.com 

The Public Relations Officer of the Amotekun Corps, Mr Adebayo Ayeni, confirmed the incident in a statement. 

Ayeni said, "Men of Ondo State Security Network Agency, has again made another major breakthrough in their strive to get rid of criminal elements in Ondo State. 

"This cartel were piling up arms and ammunition to invade the entire state, while masquerading as herders and using the forest as kidnappers den for negotiation and ransom, illegal mining activities and cultivation of Indian hemps. 

"The security outfits in conjunction with the police, the army and other security agencies in the state however smoked them out of the forest, after it was discovered that the bandits had killed a farmer and a member of the vigilante group in the area. 

"They also went to the village where an Amotekun vehicle was parked and set it ablaze."