Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has finally opened the book of lamentation.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa

The number one man in Delta State lamented that… “It is disturbing for indigenes to pay money to non-indigenes over their land before they can farm. Security agencies in the state should stop herdsmen menace before it assumed a dangerous dimension.”

“The situation in Uwheru has become pathetic. The menace has been on for several years, but the new twist had become worse, hence the Federal Government should take a decisive action on them. There is a particular community in Delta State. We discussed it at security council meeting, and just yesterday while I was in Ughelli North for my regular Town Hall meeting, the people raised a very serious issue about the Uwheru community.”

“It is a very pathetic situation, because the President-General of the community spoke about the fact that out of seven communities, three are actually occupied by herdsmen and that the farmers were told that they must pay the herdsmen before they can enter their farmlands and that is very disturbing, because it is strange for indigenes to pay money before they can enter their farms. Something has to be done urgently before it evolves into a crisis.”