By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, So-Safe Corps, has foiled an attempted invasion by cattle rustlers at a ranch in Ijagun, a suburb of Ijebu-Ode.
A statement by the State Commander, Dr Soji Ganzallo, through the Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Adegunwa Adegbuyi, said the Corps received a distress call from a resident of Ifesowapo Community, who reported a suspected cattle rustling incident.
The statement says the Ijebu Zonal Commander, DCC Yemi Odukoya, was immediately directed to mobilise a special squad to the scene, where operatives discovered that the rustlers had assaulted and injured the security guard on duty and fled with twenty cows.
The statement adds that the Corps launched a swift pursuit, forcing the suspects to abandon the cattle and flee, while the recovered herd was returned to the owner and the injured guard taken to hospital.
Dr Ganzallo said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects and stressed the importance of collaboration between security agencies and residents in tackling crime, commending the community for providing prompt and useful information.
Edited by Titilayo Kupoliyi
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