Tension as herdsmen shoot two Delta farmers dead
30th January 2025
Tension engulfed Umunede and Mbiri communities in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday following the killing of two farmers by suspected herders.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident which happened in the Mbiri community on Tuesday led to the burning of herdsmen’s settlement in the Umunede community.
The incident occurred along the farm road in Idumu-Ikeze Quarters and Mbiri farm settlement road as angry youths were said to have invaded the Hausa community settlement in Umunede community around 10 pm Tuesday in a reprisal, setting the camps and some motorcycles ablaze.
A source who pleaded anonymity said, “Herdsmen shot two farmers dead in our neighbouring Mbiri community and the people of Mbiri chased them to their settlement here in Umunede.
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