Metro
DELTA COMMUNITY TO CP: You lied on herdsmen killing
Members of the Uwheru Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on Sunday accused the state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, of being economical with the truth with his claim on the killing of farmers by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the community.
The police commissioner had described the reported killing of eight persons by the hoodlums as part of moves by some disgruntled persons to cause unrest in the state.
However, the President General of the community, Cassidy Akpedafe, had countered the police commissioner’s claim, saying at least 10 persons have been killed in the renewed attacks by the hoodlums in the last five days.
He said: “Four of those killed were shot and placed by the riverbank inside the bush while two others were held hostage by the herdsmen.
Read also: Police confirm arrest of one suspected mastermind of Katsina attacks
“We have in the past few days, buried six persons. Three were buried on Thursday, while two others were buried on Saturday. The person rescued by the search team is one of the two persons held hostage by the herdsmen.
“At this point, we can’t help but wonder why the commissioner of police will be faulting media reports on the number of casualties when information on ground has proved otherwise.”
Meanwhile, a security source at the Police Area Command in Ughelli, said at least four persons have been shot by the hoodlums and are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the community.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...