The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged people of the
state not to kill Fulani herdsmen who invade their communities and
destroy their farmlands and produce.
Okowa urged aggrieved people of the state to allow government find
lasting solution to the problem, rather than take the laws into their
hand.
The governor made the appeal while speaking at a town hall meeting
held at Oghara, the administrative headquarters of Ethiope West Local
Government Area of the state.
According to Okowa, “You see, it is a very complex issue; it is a
national issue and we have all been shouting about it even at the
Governors Forum. It is not peculiar to Delta State. In fact, not long
ago, a whole village was destroyed in Benue State.
“I do not believe the criminal elements among the herdsmen are being
backed by certain military personnel, as being claimed in some quarters.
However, I believe the federal government must make a direct policy
statement.”
His plea was in response to the general outcry by several
contributors at the town hall meeting that Fulani herdsmen were
responsible for the scarcity of food in the state.
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