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Delta residents have staged a protest, following a gruesome attack of a resident.
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The resident was said to have been attacked while working, and his legs were amputated.
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Eyewitnesses also recounted how the killer herdman harm people, while also destroying farmlands with their cows.
Residents have armed themselves with banners and placards, as they hit the street in search of justice.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the protest was conducted to get justice and help, following an attack of a 28-year-old commercial motorcyclist by herdsmen.
The incident was reported to have happened in the Uduophori community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State.
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According to reports, the father of two was attacked while transporting some passengers to the Uduophori community.
Hitting the street on Tuesday, protesters blocked and barricaded the East-West road, as they prevent flow of vehicles while demanding for help.from.the government.
To show seriousness, the protesters stopped movement from Bomadi and other neighbouring coastal communities as they laid siege on the only access road.
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Inscriptions on their placards included ‘President Tinubu, rescue us from Fulani herdsmen killings;’ ‘Come and rescue us from herdsmen bondage;’ ‘Fulani leave us alone, stop raping our wives, women and daughters;’ ‘Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, come and rescue us from herdsmen bondage,’ among others.
While speaking to journalists, the President-General of Uduophori community, Mr ThankGod Ado expressed his concerns for the rising attacks.
He said,
“We are protesting as a result of this yearly and regular presence of herdsmen in our community and forests.
“What prompted this particular protest was the recent attack on one of our brothers who had one of his hands amputated by suspected Fulani herdsmen, after he was dragged into the forest.
“We are not happy and we are saying ‘enough is enough.’ As peace-loving and law-abiding people, we do not want a situation where the government would sit down to allow these invading herdsmen to kill us.
“Our wives can no longer go to their farms because of the incessant attacks, rape and ransom payment.
“Also, our planted cassava are uprooted and given to their cows. At times, they would come to the community to burgle stores of petty traders and cart away foodstuffs.
“Whenever they accost our people on their farms, they would send their husbands home to go and bring money, and before they return, the women would have raped the women.
“We say ‘no’ to continued harassment from these herdsmen and we are calling on the federal, state and local governments to come to our rescue from these terrible people.”
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