By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
There was serious tension in Abraka Community in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State as an alleged killer Fulani herdsmen shot dead a fifty six years old farmer, Mr. Happy Akpomiemie.
It was learnt that the killer herdsmen also shot and seriously injured the thirty six year old wife of the farmer, Mrs. Patience Akpomiemie in the farm.
Their sixteen year old son, Elvis who was at the farm when Fulani herdsmen attacked, managed to escape and broke out the news to the Community.
It was learnt that Mrs.Patience Akpomiemie was referred by General Hospital in Abraka to the Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara where she is currently receiving treatments.
This is coming as the corpse of the father of eleven children had just been discovered riddled with bullets from the herdsmen by members of the Community on Thursday February 22.
Narrating the ugly incident to the Community,Elvis said he was at the cassava farm with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Happy Akpomiemie Wednesday February 21 peeling cassava they uprooted at about 4pm when they saw many cows and herdsmen heading towards their direction.
He said they became very apprehensive as they were rounded up by the gun wielding herdsmen.
Elvis stated that his father asked him to escape and as he began to run, his mother,Patience Akpomiemie followed.
Elvis claimed several gun shots were fired at his mother by the Fulani herdsmen.
Elvis further claimed that he managed to escape lying in the bush from 4pm till 10pm when he managed to broke out the news to the Community.
His mother mother,Patience also escaped with serious gun shot injuries scattering her thighs.
Meanwhile,the Member representing the People of Ethiope-East Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly,Hon. Evance Ochuko Ivwurie has reacted to the development describing same as the “Saddest day” for the people of Ethiope-East Local Government Area.
The lawmaker said,”I am personally fed up with this Fulani herdsmen politics our President and political elites of the country playing.”
He said President Muhammadu Buhari and some politicians in the country have failed to address and take solid measures to stop the killings.
Hon. Ivwurie stated that the people have decided to resort to self help since the government has failed them.
