Delta Traditional rulers, Police command at war over alleged roles of Herdsmen in kidnapping
By Felix Igbekoyi
Traditional rulers in Delta State and the Delta State Police Command are trading words over the roles of the former in the disturbing cases of killings, kidnappings, maiming, armed robberies and other violent crimes.
This may not be unconnected with the proposal of the state government to establish an independent security outfit to be known as Operation Delta Hawk to tackle rising security challenges.
While the Delta Police Commissioner has alleged that royal fathers were involved in secret land deals with herdsmen who turn around to make life unbearable for their host communities, Chairman of the traditional rulers’ council and the Obi of Owa Kingdom, Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor have debunked the claim and thrown their weight behind the Operation Delta Hawk.
Efeizomor, who spoke under the aegis of Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, alongside the Obi of Onicha-Ugbo, Obi of Issele-Uku, Obi of Atuma, Obi of Idumuje-Unor, Obi of Umunede, and Obi of Akumazi, debunked insinuations that royal fathers were involved in secret land deals with herdsmen who turn around to make life unbearable for their host communities, saying that the herders rather invade the bushes knowing that the communities lacked the wherewithal to chase them out.
Efeizomor said he has never heard of the practice where a traditional ruler will be ceding land to the invading herdsmen, adding the subjects will revolt against such monarch as herdsmen have become thorns in the flesh of residents of communities.
“We have people who invade our bush, set up camps, rape our women, destroy crops in the farm lands, kidnap our people, kill security agents and royal fathers. So everybody should be involved in keeping security. (Independent)
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