Three herdsmen have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for the role they played in the attack of Bamajo village in Ayetoro area of Ogun State.
The herdsmen were arrested on February 18, 2021 according to a statement by the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said in the early hours of February 18, 2021, the men had attacked the village where they set some houses ablaze and inflicted deep machete cut injury on one Ismaila Alabi.
On receiving the report, the Area Commander, Ayetoro Police division, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Aruna, mobilised his men, hunters and youths to the scene, where the entire area was thoroughly combed.
The combing exercise was extended to Igboaje bush, where one Musa Yusuf was apprehended with gun and a blood stained cutlass.
His arrest led to the arrest of two others: Usman Mohammed and Aliyu Abubakar, who are strongly believed to be part of those who launched the violence attack.
The injured victim was quickly rushed to general hospital for treatment.
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
Ajogun also directed massive manhunt for the rest arsonists with the view to bringing them to justice.