People of Osisa community in Delta state attacks Fulani herdsmen

Some members of the Osisa community, in Ndokwa-East local government area of Delta state reportedly launched a reprisal attack on Fulani herdsmen. This is coming few days after some women held the Secretary to Delta Government, Festus Ovie Agas, and other government officials hostage over alleged killing of their people by the herdsmen. Speaking to Daily Post, the secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN, Mukhtar Usman, denied that members of the association killed any of the residents. Residents launch reprisal attack on Fulani herdsmen According to him, there was a conflict between some Fulanis and Osisa locals on Saturday, October 22, in which some people were injured. Recounting what happened, he said at about 1pm on Saturday, the police DPO of Ashaka called him that there was a fracas in Osisa and that three patrol teams had already been mobilized to the scene. “But by the time the officers got there, the residents blocked them. They got...