Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- The police in Ogun State on Tuesday arrested a herdsman at Imeko Afon local government area of the state for allegedly carrying an Ak47 rifle.

This is contained in a statement released on Wednesday by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson.

The arrested herdsman, who was identified as Mohammed, was in the company of another herdsman at Oha forest, Imeko Afon area.

The police said the arrested armed herdsman is "strongly suspected to be a member of kidnap syndicates who have been terrorizing the area for quite some time."

"Operatives of Ogun state police command on Tuesday, 10th of August 2021, apprehended a herdsman who simply identified himself as Mohammed, with one AK 47 rifle.

"The suspect was arrested follo...