Delta CP Meets Stakeholders To Discuss Farmers/Herders Clash In Ukwuani

By Daniel Dafe

On Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, in company of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations), ACP Sa’ad Ibrahim and the DPO, Obiaruku, had a brainstorming meeting with stakeholders in Obiaruku, Ukwuani Local Government Area, to discuss the recent crisis between indigenes of the community and the Hausa community.

The crisis incited by herders and farmers conflict has become a worrisome trend and requires urgent attention.

The CP in his remarks expressed sadness over the development regarding the farmers/herders crisis, particularly as it sometimes climaxed to the extent of kidnapping farmers and others alike.

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The CP stated that no society thrives in the midst of insecurity, and Obiaruku as a community depends largely on farming without which, shortage of food that will in turn lead to famine and starvation is a certainty, spiralling to unemployment and dead business(es).

The CP opined that the perpetrators of the catastrophe cannot engage in these acts alone without the support of some indigenes, as investigations in the past revealed that members of the community are working in collaboration with these hoodlums for their selfish interest.

Ali advised all stakeholders, including the Hausa community, herders, and farmers, to come together and fish out these persons causing problem for the entire community.

He urged the Hausa community to look inward and identify the moles among them, urging members of the community to unite in this fight.

The police boss while empathizing with them, gave an assurance that the farmers/herders crisis will come to halt in Obiaruku, because security of life and property in the State is his number one priority, and as such will not allow any disgruntled element to constitute a security threat in the community.

He also assured the traditional rulers, the LGA chairman, farmers, women and the youths that he has ordered massive deployment to Obiaruku, imploring the community to partner with the teams deployed to fight these criminals, arrest and ensure that they are made to face the full wrath of the law.