Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have arrested two underage Fulani Herders and 49 Cows for flouting the law of the State on Cattle grazing.
Also arrested is the father of the underage Herders, Ibrahim Musa.
They were arrested for disobeying the state government’s directive banning use of underage Herders. They were also accused of harassing a septuagenarian in Kajola area of Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state, Mrs Victoria Ajayi.
The underage Herders were said to have threatened Mrs Ajayi with a Cutlass, after she challenged them for straying their Cows into her farm.
“That evening, I was resting after taking my drugs because I was under medication for hypertension. My little boy called and said there were Cows in our Farm. I saw a man standing afar, while the two little boys were with the Cows.
“I asked them to call on their father as they gave deaf ears to my words and looked at me angrily.
“As I was trying to make the children understand they should take the Cows out of my Farm, one of them brought out a cutlass and pointed it to my face. Then I knew I was in for a big trouble.
“I quickly called my little Grandson and went inside and shut my door. They were there for hours as I watched the Cows eat my Vegetables, Pepper and also watched how they dug my heaps of Yams with their Legs and ate my Yams.
“I quickly reached for my drugs because I had been managing high blood pressure for sometimes. I quickly took my boy and went out through the back door where they could not see me because I never knew their next move as we were alone in the House.
“The thought of renting another house occurred to me immediately because of the frequent Herdsmen invasion with Cows to my House. But this time, they almost got aggressive as I can’t predict their next move.
“I quickly left the House through the back door, dropped my boy with a neighbour and took an Okada to Amotekun’s office for help,” she explained.
However, Musa who said he had lived in Akure for over 30 years said he had never had trouble with any Farmer described his action as a mistake.
Confirming the incident was Commander of Ondo Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, who noted that his Men responded to the distress call and met the Cows ravaging her Farm as alleged.
He disclosed that the Children would be charged to juvenile Court to face the law.
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