A herdsman

The incident which reportedly occurred over the weekend, has resulted in palpable tension in the area, as other members of the fishing expedition reportedly  sustained different degrees of gun wounds from the attack.

The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, had, last week, while receiving the Assistant Inspector General Police Zone 5, Mr. Rasheed Akintunde, disclosed that herdsmen occupied three Uwheru communities and that farmers might have to pay Fulani herdsmen before being allowed access to their farmlands.

The governor had told the AIG to urgently mobilise police operatives to the area to prevent a breakdown of law and order.

A security personnel who confirmed the incident noted that the attack, which took place at a bush in Oreba village of Uwheru community on Saturday, had since sparked tension in the area.

Scores of persons who survived the attack with gunshots injuries are currently receiving treatment at undisclosed hospitals within the state.

A senior Police officer at the Ughelli Police Area Command, who also confirmed the incident, disclosed that the corpses of the deceased were recovered from the scene of the incident on Sunday.

The President General, Uwheru community, Ogarivi Utso, also confirmed the killings, adding that their communities were under siege by arms wielding herdsmen who have prevented their people from visiting their farmlands.

Utso added that Saturday’s attack brings to six persons that have been killed by herdsmen in the last few weeks in the area.

He called on the state and the Federal governments to immediately come to their aid before the situation snowballs into a crisis.

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