People of Osisa community in Delta state attacked Fulani herdsmen few hours after holding government officials hostage.
The reprisal attack followed conflict between Fulani herdsmen and members of the community .
Mukhtar Usman, chairman of cattle breeders association said many of his members were in serious condition 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.
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 defensive and said the policemen would not be allowed to take any of our injured members to the hospital.
Eventually, they were able to rescue the Fulanis and took them to a medical centre at Ashaka at about 7:30 in the night, from where I took them to Federal Medical Centre in Asaba,” he explained.
Usman, who is also an aide to the governor on non-indigenes, said he told the Fulanis to vacate the area pending their meeting with Osisa community leaders Wednesday.
However, the people of Osisa launched what looked like a planned attack on Fulanis across the community.
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