Two Killed as Suspected Herdsmen Attack Delta Community

Suspected herdsmen have allegedly killed two individuals in Mbiri community, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, plunging the area into chaos.

The incident, it was learnt, occurred along the farm road in Idumu- Ikeze Quarters and Mbiri farm settlement road on Tuesday, January, 28, 2025.

This came as angry youths invaded Hausa community settlement around the neighbouring Umunede community Tuesday night between 8 pm to 9 pm in a reprisal attack, setting the camps and some motorcycles ablaze.

Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident yesterday, saying that the killings were carried out by unknown hoodlums.

“Unknown hoodlums attacked that community and about two people died. The community now suspected that it was the Hausa’s that attacked them. They now mobilized to the Hausa area and started setting ablaze, but we have been able to restore calm”, Edafe said.

A source, however, disclosed that he had information that the deceased were killed by suspected herdsmen, saying that “Two people were killed yesterday (Tuesday) at Mbiri.

“One of them was going to check his cassava plantation when he met the suspected herdsmen who have been terrorising the area for a long time.

“Along Mbiri farm settlement road, these men killed somebody who was working as a labourer in the farm settlement.

“After they have killed the two men, youths mobilised to a place where the Hausa people are occupying along Umunede Road.

“They came and started destroying properties, burning about four motorcycles and they extended their grievances to where they are having Hausa quarter and destroyed properties.

“It took the intervention of the police, army and vigilante that came together to bring the situation under control.”

— VANGUARD