ICC Note

It was reported that a group of 2,000 Herdsman attacked the Ovre-Abraka community in Nigeria. The police however deny this account, saying no new attacks have occurred. These communities are concerned that if the authorities continue to deny these attacks it will allow the herdsman to continue to kill and destroy Christian communities.    

2017-05-23 Nigeria (The Guardian) – Herdsmen’s alleged fresh attack on Ovre-Abraka, Eku/Egun communities in Ethiope East Local Council of Delta State has unsettled its residents. It was reliably gathered that rampaging herdsmen numbering over 2,000 allegedly attacked some farmers on their way home at the weekend and two were feared injured.

But senior police officers in Abraka Police Division, who did not want their names in the print, said no case of fresh attack was reported at their station, adding that the police have mounted 24 hours surveillance in the areas.

A statement issued and signed by Chief John Oghenovo, on behalf of the communities, claimed that over 10,000 herds of cattle, 2,000 herdsmen armed with sophisticated weapons, including AK 47, are allegedly camped around the Ovre-Abraka Eku/Egun across the River Ethiope.

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