People of Ubulu Uku, in Aniocha South LGA, Delta State, have appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to save them from the siege by hoodlums terrorising the town and preventing its residents from engaging in their farming.
According to a statement by the President-General, Peter Ugbaja, and Secretary-General, Dr. Chinedu Osaji, Ubulu-Uku Kingdom Descendants Central Union, stated that although the attacks have been ongoing for some years, there had been a remarkable upsurge in their frequency and severity since last December.
The statement read: “The main hot-spots where the yet-to-be-identified armed men have killed people in the town are the Ubulu-Uku/Issele-Uku Road, the Ubulu-Uku/Ubulu-Unor Road, the Ubulu-Uku/Onicha-Ugbo Road, and the Ubulu-Uku/Obior Road.
“The recent fatal attacks led to the death of up to four people with some sustaining different degrees of injuries. The forests along the Ubulu-Uku/Issele-Uku Road are infested with armed Fulani terrorists who routinely attack and kidnap travellers on the road.”
The union appealed to Governor Oborevwori to deploy relevant security agencies to investigate the attacks, forestall further incidents, and restore free movement of residents to neighbouring communities.
Meanwhile, the Aniocha South Local Government Area Chairman, Pastor Jude Chukwunwike, said the council would set up a Forest Corps to rid the forests of kidnappers and militant herdsmen.
Chukwunwike said the corps would comprise retired security officers from the police, the military and the Department of State Security (DSS).
The chairman, who spoke when he received a delegation of Ogwashi-Uku Development Association, expressed concern over the unchecked activities of cattle herdsmen whose ranks have been infiltrated by militants armed with assault weapons.
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