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Oyo Amotekun Intercepts Truckload Of Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Lagos, Ogun

Oyo Amotekun Intercepts Truckload Of Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Lagos, Ogun

 

 

 

 

A truck loaded with no fewer than 80 men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen has been intercepted by officers of Oyo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun.

The men, who were loaded in a truck were reportedly stopped by the Amotekun corps at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital while heading to Lagos and Ogun States.

Glamtush learned that there were about 25 motorcycles in the truck which also had cows during searching.

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The search was said to have attracted residents who trooped to the scene, but to avoid crisis, the security agents were said to have led the truck and its occupants to the police station at Testing Ground area in Iwo Road.

They were said to have been handed over to the police at the station for further interrogation and search.

The Commandant of Amotekun in Oyo State, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), also confirmed the incident.

Angela Davies

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