OBIARUKU—APPREHENSION, yesterday, gripped residents of Obiaruku community, Ukwani Local Government Area, Delta State, as eight persons were held hostage for several hours by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Those held hostage, Vanguard gathered, were working in a farmland in the community when they were seized at 6 a.m., by the herdsmen who allegedly brutalised them.

Youth leader of the community, Chika Uwabuofu, told Vanguard that the captives were later released at 1 p.m., as tension was building in the community.

He disclosed that the herdsmen had told their victims that the reason they were held hostage and manhandled was that four of their cows were killed and butchered in the neighbourhood.

Speaking further, he said: “For some time now, Fulani herdsmen have been harassing our men and women in their farms, eating the food in their barns and using their cows to destroy their crops.

“On account of this, we have been reporting their activities to the police and a meeting was held by the council chairman, some top government functionaries and the state chairman of the Fulani herdsmen where they were given three days to leave the community.”

Reyginus:
It's a shame we have a bigot for a President. A man who doesn't understand the complexity of Nigeria. Even as corrupt as OBJ, Yaradua and GEJ was, they never did something like this. They understood the complex nature of the country.

This one has zero understanding of his countrymen. The only thing he's good at is repeating the useless mantra of fighting corruption. He doesn't realize this silence is corruption. How did we elect such a man who's shown in him enough tribalism and wickedness to last two lifetimes?

What changed Soyinka's stance? Must it be Buhari or Jonathan? What about an Onovo? This Buhari doesn't even know the in in integrity or the hon in honourable. What a shame! I never knew it would be this bad. I thought he'd be a bit better than GEJ even though I knew he's more clueless than GEJ. What a shame!

jstbeinhonest:
They captured and brutalized your kinsmen on your land for 7hrs,I am sure those fellas would have been dead by now if those terrorists wanted to kill them.And the next thing you do is to call for a meeting,giving them an ultimatum,You are giving terrorists ultimatum to leave your lands.Wake up guys,Wake up!.Hmmmmm.... lalasticlala

Reyginus:
It's a shame we have a bigot for a President. A man who doesn't understand the complexity of Nigeria. Even as corrupt as OBJ, Yaradua and GEJ was, they never did something like this. They understood the complex nature of the country.

This one has zero understanding of his countrymen. The only thing he's good at is repeating the useless mantra of fighting corruption. He doesn't realize this silence is corruption. How did we elect such a man who's shown in him enough tribalism and wickedness to last two lifetimes?

What changed Soyinka's stance? Must it be Buhari or Jonathan? What about an Onovo? This Buhari doesn't even know the in in integrity or the hon in honourable. What a shame! I never knew it would be this bad. I thought he'd be a bit better than GEJ even though I knew he's more clueless than GEJ. What a shame!

MadCow1:
Na wah o!

LastMumu:


Blokos, good afternoon