Police arrests three herdsmen in Ogun state with AK49
- The crimes committed by Fulani herdsmen seems not to have abated
- The Ogun state police command has arrested three herdsmen bearing arms
- The trio were arrested following an allegation of kidnap in Egua area of the state
The Ogun state police command has arrested three Fulani herdsmen with arms and ammunition used in terrorising residents of Ayetoro area of the state.
While parading the suspects on Tuesday, January 9, the state commissioner of police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the trio of Mohammadu Momoh, Mohammadu Bella and Ibrahim Garuba were arrested following allegation of kidnap in Egua area of the state.
The police boss also said that the herdsmen have been on the watch list of the command for allegedly using their cattle to destroy farm crops in the area.
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He informed journalists that the suspects were arrested with three AK49 rifles, two pump action guns, two hundred rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, twenty live cartridges and one cutlass.
Speaking at the parade, one of the suspects, Mohammadu, explained that the guns were stolen by other members of the gang identified as Balare and Yellow in Igangan area of Oyo state.
He further confirmed that the gang was working for one Alhaji Umar and that he was arrested when he attempted shooting with one of the guns but failed.
The police commissioner said the arrest was in furtherance of the command’s effort to make Ogun state a better place by mopping up crime and criminalities in the state.
While thanking the people of the state for timely information which culminated in the arrest of the suspects, Iliyasu reiterated his resolve to fight crime to a standstill in 2018.
Meanwhile, President Buhari and the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, January 9 over the Fulani herdsmen killings in the north-central state.
At the meeting, the president assured Governor Ortom of his government's commitment to the security of lives and property in Benue state and elsewhere.
“We have deployed additional security resources to fish out the attackers, bring them to justice, and prevent further attacks,” the president said.
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