Herdsmen in Delta get supplies from helicopter, Delta lawmaker claims

Evance Ivwurie, a lawmaker representing Ethiope East in Delta State House of Assembly has raised an alarm over the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the state.

He disclosed during a security meeting with stakeholders at Abraka that an unmarked helicopter was always landing inside the Ovre-Abraka desert of the state where thousands of herdsmen and their cattle reside.

The lawmaker described the desert land across the River Ethiope known as Ovre-Abraka as a time-bomb waiting to explode owing to the activities of herdsmen in the area, whom he said may decide one day to cross the river and attack the community.

While addressing the security meeting, Evance said; “If you go there, there are more than 5,000 cattle with more than 2,000 herdsmen dwelling in the place.

Continuing, the lawmaker who launched an Operation Arrest, Meet and Engage Their Sponsor, campaign against herdsmen in his constituency last year said; “They carry all kind of weapons and many unwholesome activities are going on there. I am aware of this and have taken the liberty to report the issue to the state government.

“In that place, a helicopter is always landing from time to time and we do not know what is going on there. The government needs to look into the issue critically because we fear that one of these days, the herdsmen may decide to cross the river and invade the community.”