The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, has rescued two young Fulani herders who were abducted by suspected kidnappers in a forest along the Ondo–Edo State boundary.
The victims, Abubakar Umaru and Abdullahi Umaru, were reportedly tending cattle in the Owo area when they were kidnapped and taken into the forest.
The State Commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said operatives launched a search after the boys’ parents reported that they had not returned home with their cattle.
According to Adeleye, the first breakthrough was the recovery of the cattle before operatives intensified efforts to locate the missing herders.
He said the search team tracked the kidnappers deep into the forest linking Ondo and Edo states, in an area known as Abuja Forest, where they eventually located the victims.
Adeleye disclosed that the abductors fled after discovering that security operatives had surrounded their hideout, allowing the victims to be rescued safely.
The Amotekun commander commended residents for providing timely intelligence that contributed to the successful operation and reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to protecting all residents without discrimination.
“The Ondo State Security Network Agency does not discriminate. A criminal from Yoruba, from Igbo, from Hausa, or from Fulani is a criminal. We treat them as such,” Adeleye said.
The latest rescue comes weeks after the corps arrested a 56-year-old suspect, Iliasu, alongside his three sons—Usman, Wahab and Yakubu—over the alleged kidnapping of a man in Oba Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state.
