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Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.

By Ifeanyi Omenogor

A call has gone to the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, palace chiefs, security agents and all stakeholders to be security conscious and keep proper watch on alleged nefarious activities of some Fulani herdsmen in the area.

The Chief Executive Officer of Hifinity Farms Limited, Dr Fidelis Efunwa (Gasky) made the call in a chat with newsmen at Ogwashi- Uku.

He said the recent attack on his farm by heavily armed Fulani herdsme, numbering eight, where a nursing mother and wife of one of his workerwas raped by the eight men called for security concern.

Dr Efunwa said the incessant kidnapping, robbery and raping of the people of the area by persons he identified as Fulani herdsmen was totally unacceptable, saying that Fulani herdsmen would not be given chance tto destroy the community.

He said the hoodlums who were identified as Fulanis, were armed with guns, cutlasses and daggers, adding that they matcheted the workers, tied them, while they made away with goats, birds, and pigs.

The community leader described as unfortunate, the idea where the wounded workers were rushed to the General Hospital, Ogwash-Uku that same night and they were refused treatment by the health workers on duty, even when they were bleeding from the serious wound.

He said on his arrival at the hospital, that he moved the victims to a private hospital where they received treatment, alleging that the General Hospital, Ogwashi Uku lacked manpower and that the blood bank in the hospital lacked blood.

He said the only medical doctor on duty that night was a female youth corps member, adding that there was no resident doctor on ground to attend to patients.

Efunwa appealed to Delta State Government to post more workers to the hospital to enable patients have doctors to attend to them.

He said many farmers in the area have abandoned their farms because of fear of attack by Fulani herdsmen.
Dr Efunwa lauded members of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, for their quick response, saying that VGN restored sanity in the farm, describing them as an effective group.

Ogwashi-Uku Youth President General, Comrade Stanley Chiedu, who spoke to newsmen on the incident, condemned the alleged attack, saying that an attack on Hifinity farm was an attack on Ogwashi-Uku at large.

He said Ogwashi-Uku youths would not fold their hands and watch hoodlums destroy their area, adding that they would fight back, if proper action was not taken to address the ugly incident.

Dr Efunwa, according to him, is an illustrious son of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom that has contributed immensely to the development of the area.

He said Hifinty Farms owned by Dr Efunwa created job and job opportunities for the people of the kingdom, warning that hence forth, Ogwashi-uku youths will revenge further attack by Fulani’s and other criminals.

On his part, the Head of Public Affairs of the Farm, Chief James Onwudiachi appealed to all well-meaning sons and daughters of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom to sink their differences and come together in one spirit and fight the ugly crime in the kingdom.