Police arrest suspected herdsman with AK 47 riffle in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun on Wednesday said it arrested a suspected herdsman, identified simply as Mohammed, allegedly with AK 47 riffle.
The Command’s Public Relation Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed in a statement in Ota, Ogun, that the suspect was arrested around Iwoye Ketu in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of the state.
“The suspect was arrested following information received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Imeko Divisional Headquarters, that two young Fulanis were sighted at CAC Oha forest, Iwoye Ketu in Imeko Afon Local Government Area with AK 47 riffle.
“Upon the information, the DPO quickly mobilised his men, other stakeholders like the hunters, vigilante men, civil defence corps and stormed the said forest.
“After hours of combing the forest, one of the Fulanis, who identified himself as Mohammed, was seen hiding in the bush with one AK 47 riffle, and he was promptly arrested,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
