The Delta State Government has directed that any herdsman who allowed his cattle to destroy farm crops or kill or cause bodily harm to farmers in the state would be arrested and expelled. The Hausa-Fulani Leaders in such communities will be made to fish out the culprits.
The Secretary to the State Government, Ovuozorie Macaulay, who briefed journalists at the end of the State Security Council meeting held in Oghara, Ethiope West local government council and presided over by the state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, said that the decision was reached because of the increasing act of criminal activities of the herdsmen.
Mr Maculay said the state government has decided to remind youths in the state agitating for a third phase of the Federal Government amnesty programme, that the programme is over and anyone caught disrupting the peace in the name of amnesty will be treated like a criminal.
He said the government has reiterated its decision to demolish any house and confiscate any land where kidnap victims are discovered to have been kept in the state.
The state government has also banned all youth activities in Oghara kingdom especially in Ogharaefe and Oghareki because of threat to peace by the youth bodies.
Companies operating in the area were however warned not to have any dealings with youth groups in the community as Oghara community has become a flash point for criminal activities in recent times.
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