For their incessant destruction of farm crops by herders in their area, Igbe Ogume communities in Ndokwa West Local Government Area have instructed Fulani herdsmen grazing in their communities to vacate their land with immediate effect.
The position was aimed at putting an end to their unlawful activities.
The Onotu-Uku of Ogbe-Ogume, Chief Michael Nwose, gave the directive through the Chairman of the Community Development Committee, CDC, Chief David Agadi, in a meeting attended by the indigenes of two communities, Fulani herdsmen and the member representing Delta North in the State Livestock Management Committee.
Speaking at the Onotu-Uku’s palace, Chief Agadi explained that if the excesses of the Fulani herdsmen were not checked, the people would face hunger and starvation shortly, adding that the piece of land being used for grazing by herders was reserved for the next farming season in October.
The spokesman of the Ogbe-Ogume community, Chief Isreal Ajuwa, said the indigenes could not continue to condone the unlawful activities of the herdsmen, especially given the current economic hardship in the country.
In his remarks, the member representing Delta North in the State Livestock Management Committee, Mr Matthew Ujene, thanked the communities for their peaceful disposition in handling the matter.
Responding, the representative of the Fulani herdsmen in the meeting, Jafaru Muhammed, assured the communities that he would relay their message to the owners of the cows.
Food security: Delta communities ban Fulani herdsmen from grazing
