8 Cows Killed As Youths, Herdsmen Clash In Delta

Herdsmen to illustrate the story

Pandemonium broke out in Torugbene community, Burutu local government area of Delta State on Thursday, after some youths from the community resisted an alleged attack on some farmers by the herdsmen in the community.

Naija News gathered that six herdsmen were prevented from being lynched by the community leaders while 8 cows belonging to the herdsmen were reportedly killed by the youths due to incessant destruction of their farm produce by their cattle.

A sources from the community disclosed that the herdsmen had tried to attack a female farmer who raised the alarm, drawing the attention of her sons and other youths of the community who came to her rescue.

One of the sources, anonymously, explained that farmers in the community have been battling with the excesses of the herdsmen over the years on their farm lands.

“They invaded the woman’s farm and when she accosted them on the rationale for their actions, they attacked her, leading to a confrontation with youths from the community who mobilised to the farm to rescue the woman.

“It took the intervention of elders of the community who intervened and rescued the herdsmen from being lynched, but unfortunately, 8 of their herds were killed while the impasse lasted,” the source said.