RAMPAGING herdsmen, armed with AK-47 guns and
cutlasses, weekend, reportedly blocked the Umuachi-Afor axis of the
Ughelli/Asaba Expressway, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State,
inflicting bullet wounds on five travellers.
The herdsmen, who emerged from a nearby bush,
stormed the road at about 6.30p.m., shooting at random for over 30 minutes.
Panic-stricken motorists travelling from Asaba were forced to speed off for
refuge at Umuachi-Ogo community, while those travelling from the opposite
direction drove to Kwale and other neighbouring communities. A source in the
area disclosed that those wounded were travelling along the road when they were
hit by bullets, adding that the driver of the vehicle was also attacked with
cutlasses on his right hand. The source said: “People were running in different
directions before the Police and soldiers came to the scene. The herdsmen
exchanged gunfire with the Police and soldiers before they escaped into the
bush.” Contacted, Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Mr.
Andrew Aniamaka, who confirmed the incident, said: “There was a robbery attack
on the highway by herdsmen. “They attacked travellers and two of the victims
are still being treated in the hospital. “Already, there are concerted efforts
by all the Police divisions in that axis towards making sure that the hoodlums
do not go scot-free.”
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