“We Want the Killer Herdsmen Out”: Delta Community Demands Action

Residents of Egbo-Kokori, a community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, have taken to the streets in protest, alleging widespread violence and sexual assaults by suspected herdsmen.

The protesters, including elderly women, men, and youths, gathered outside the Ughelli Police Area Command to express their frustration over what they claim are unchecked attacks on their community.

The protesters, holding leafy branches and chanting, demanded urgent government intervention. “Our women no longer go to their farms for fear of being raped, the herdsmen destroy our crops and attack our people. We have endured enough.”said community leader Albert Oghenekparobor

Benson Oshevire, another resident, shared similar concerns, describing how the herdsmen allegedly assault women and uproot crops to feed their cattle.

“They assault our wives and daughters, then take our cassava. We are suffering, and the authorities must act,” he said.

The protest is the latest in a series of growing tensions between local residents and suspected herdsmen. While an earlier agreement was reportedly made for the herders to leave, tensions resurfaced after new allegations of cattle killings, prompting police intervention.

As the protest unfolded, a closed-door meeting was held between the law enforcement and community representatives. While no resolutions have been reached, the residents have made their demand clear, insisting that the killer herdsmen be permanently removed from their land.