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Amotekun arrest DSS impersonator, cows in Ekiti, Ondo

By Tola Gbadamosi

Men of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Fatoba, along Efon–Ado Road for illegal possession of a gun.

Amotekun Corps Commandant, Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd.), said in Ado Ekiti on Saturday that a gun was discovered in the suspect’s car upon search by operatives of the corps, following which he identified himself as an officer of the Department of State Services.

The Amotekun commander also disclosed that a suspected human trafficker, identified as Olabode, was arrested for alleged human trafficking to Mali.

Komolafe said, “We heard on a tip-off that some people wanted to enter Ekiti State with arms illegally. Following vigilance, we have been able to flag down the man with a Hilux van.

When we searched the vehicle, we discovered that he had an illegal gun, a locally-made gun.

“Upon interrogation, he said he was an operative of DSS, but he could not produce any identification. Later he said he was sorry for impersonation and for illegal possession of arm. I see him as a scout, who came to see whether the road was porous so that they could come in.

“We will still be on the lookout. After a thorough investigation, we will hand him over to the police for further investigations and prosecution.

“However, the suspect said that he travelled with the gun, which he said belonged to his late grandfather, following a recent attack on him by herdsmen along Ijesa Isu–Ikole Road to scare attackers away in case of any recurrence.”

Meanwhile, operatives of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps yesterday arrested numerous cows that violated the state’s anti-grazing law in Akure.

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The state Commander of the corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, made this known to the The Hope Metro .

The commander also stated that the directive of the state government that all herders should register with the state government for identification and avoid destroying peoples’ farm land in the state is still in operation.

“We engaged the services of local hunters and vigilantes to join our men and patrol the forest.

“Substantially, we were also able to drive out the bad guys in recent times. You will find out that most of the kidnap cases you read about nowadays are at the borders,” he stated.

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