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Amotekun rescues two Fulani herders kidnapped in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has rescued two young Fulani herders abducted by suspected kidnappers inside a forest along the Ondo-Edo State boundary.
The victims, identified as Abubakar Umaru and Abdullahi Umaru, were reportedly tending cattle in the Owo area of Ondo State when they were abducted and taken into the forest.
Commander of the Ondo Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed the development on Tuesday, saying operatives swung into action after the victims’ parents reported that the boys had failed to return home with their cattle.
Adeleye said: “The briefing today is unique, in the sense that out of the hundreds of rescued victims, we singled out this particular situation where two Fulani boys were kidnapped and their cattle rescued in Owo Local Government.
“We moved into action because they reported that the children who went out did not come back on time.
“First, we were able to retrieve all the cows. Then, we went after, looking for the children—the two boys who went out with the cows.
“When it became apparent that the boys had been kidnapped, we went deep into the forest, linking Ondo to Edo into an area called Abuja Forest between Ondo and Edo in our local government.”
The Amotekun commander said the search team eventually traced the hideout of the suspected kidnappers and rescued the two victims.
According to him, the abductors fled after discovering that security operatives had surrounded the area.
Adeleye commended residents for providing timely intelligence that assisted the operation and reiterated the corps’ commitment to protecting residents irrespective of their ethnic background.
He said: “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.”
The latest rescue comes after the security outfit in July 2026 arrested a 56-year-old man identified as Iliasu and his three sons, Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; and Yakubu, 18, for allegedly kidnapping a man at Oba Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state.
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