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Eight killed, several others injured as suspected herdsmen attack Delta communities

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Eight persons, mostly farmers, have been allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen dressed in Army uniform in Delta with several others sustaining serious injuries while property, including farms, have been lost.

According to Nigerian Tribune, the killing took place at Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

It was gathered that the armed herdsmen attacked the communities repeatedly between Thursday and Friday, killing the victims in different parts of the communities.

Sources said that late Saturday afternoon no fewer than eight corpses were recovered by members of the communities and some military personnel who visited the communities.

Friday’s attack on the sleepy agrarian communities by the suspected herdsmen was allegedly led by gunmen in military garbs.

Although Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was said to have directed the commissioner of police to arrest the situation from degenerating, some top government officials claimed that there were more casualties than what was made public.

They said several members of the communities were still being searched for in the woods by security agencies and members of the community.

A source said,

“two nights ago including last night, herdsmen killed some people as usual in their farmlands.

“The attacks usually happened in the farms and as we speak our people cannot go to their farms because the herdsmen have taken over almost all the communities. The communities are comfortably under their control.

“Many of the victims are still in the bushes and other parts of the communities. About ten of them have been recovered while others are still missing. Usually, when they kill, they wait for those that will come for the dead bodies and also kill them.

“Many of those recovered were burnt beyond recognition,” the source was quoted to have said.

Many members of the attacked communities were said to have taken cover in neighbouring communities of Ughelli, Evwreni and other places.

President-General of Uwherhun Community, Mr. Cassidy Akpedafe confirmed the report in a telephone chat with DailyPost.

Akpedafe said the Fulani herdsmen killed two people when some of their indigenes went to Avwroh Community, a subclan in the Kingdom on Thursday.

According to Akpedafe,

“Yesterday(Friday) in the night, four people were killed in Agadama. This morning, there is heavy shooting. About two people died now as we are talking.

“So, they have invaded the whole Kingdom. As we are talking now, they said they’re passing the other side of Avwroh to the Kingdom coming to the Grammar School in the main town.

“So, we are calling on the Local Government Chairman to come to our aid. We have no access to the whole Kingdom. What we need now is protection first and how we can chase them away from our Kingdom. That’s what we want the Government to do for us.

“Our people no longer have accommodation because they(Fulani Herdsmen) have taken over everywhere.”

Contrary to the claims of the President-General of Uwherhun Community, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa in a telephone chat with Our Correspondent in Warri said, “It is a rumor.”

CP Inuwa noted that

“Both the Military and the Police are combing the bushes. Not a corpse has been found. If there is any, I will let you know. This is a national security issue, and we will not take it easy. The police have nothing to hide. If there’s any such thing, I will let you know.”

 

 

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