Address herdsmen disturbance before it evolves into crisis - Governor Okowa tells police

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- Governor Ifeanyi Okowa describes the herdsmen crisis in Uwheru community of Delta state as very pathetic

- He says the security of life and property of every Deltan and their communities remains the concern of his administration

- PDP blames Governor Bello for suspected herdsmen attack on Kogi communities

Some communities in Uwheru, Ughelli north local government area of Delta state have complained that herdsmen now demand money from farmers before being allowed access to their farm.

Their complaints were made known by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday, March 16, when speaking with the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, Rasheed Akintunde, Vanguard reports.

Okowa who described the situation in Uwheru community as a very pathetic, urged security agencies to check the illegal activities of some herders in the state before it snowballs into crisis.

He said: “The President-General of the community spoke on the fact that the farmers are told to pay the herdsmen before they can enter their farms and that is very disturbing because it is strange for indigenes to pay money before they can enter their farms and I believe something has to be done before it evolves into a crisis situation.

“This has been going on for several years but it has gotten worse of recent, so, AIG, this situation has to be addressed immediately as security issue.”

The governor said the security of life and property of every Deltan and their communities remains the concern of his administration.

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Meanwhile, the Kogi state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Governor Yahaya Bello’s open invitation to herdsmen and the setting up of cattle colonies without adequate security measures put in place resulted in the recent killings in Dekina and Omala local government areas of the state.

Vanguard reports that the director of research and documentation of the party, Achadu Dickson, said the governor’s insistent nature for the herdsmen to relocate to the state despite disapproval by the people was the cause of the killings.

The party said the gruesome murder of innocent citizens by the herders had vindicated its position from the onset that the establishment of cattle colonies was an invitation to anarchy.

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