Aiyedatiwa establishes Amotekun rangers to curb kidnapping, killing of Ondo farmers
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The Ondo government has established Amotekun rangers to curb the incessant killings and kidnapping of farmers at the border communities and forests.
Adetunji Adeleye, theAmotekun Corps commander, announced this while parading nine suspected criminals on Tuesday in Akure.
Mr Adeleye said the training of Amotekun Forest Rangers, known as ‘Amot Rangers’, had commenced, as directed by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and they would be deployed to strategic locations.
He assured residents of the state that the new unit would focus on addressing the current security threats posed by the influx of criminals, especially in the forests.
He said the new unit was established in line with the Ondo State Livestock Rearing and Grazing Regulation and Ranches Establishment Law of 2021 (as amended).
“The law mandates Amotekun Corps to oversee and enforce peaceful relationship between the farmers and headers, and inhabitants of the forests. In view of Mr Governor’s directive, we are immediately establishing six major control points for a special unit of the Amotekun Corps that is coded ‘Amot Rangers’.
“The ‘Amot Rangers’ will leave and stay in the forests to control the excesses of these miscreants causing trouble in Ondo state. These six control points cut across the troubled borders around Edo, Kogi, Kwara, and Ekiti states,” Mr Adeleye said.
Mr Adeleye added that two of the nine paraded suspects were arrested for attempting to kill private security guards during a robbery operation, while the others were nabbed for snatching commercial motorcycles.
(NAN)
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