Francis Tayor
A renowned Niger Delta human/environmental rights activst, Comrade Austin Ozobo, Dr. Perez Bibakefie (CEO) lduwiniVoice Newspaper, Hon. Isaiah lngo and three others narrowly escaped death and abduction by Fulani herdsmen along the popular Orhor/Bomadi road in Delta State.
The heartbreaking terrifying experience occured on February 22, 2025 while the victims where returning from a burial ceremony in Torugbene Town, Burutu local government area of the state.
This is happening due to the inability of the state government to provide adequate security for the life and prosperity's of her citizens across the state.
It is also on record that the riverine dwellers in the state has time without number called on the state government led the His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to dualize Orhor/Bomadi road which the governor pays less attention, thereby giving room to criminal elements, especially Fulani herdsmen to laid siege on the road to carryout their nefarious activities in robbing, maiming, raping, killing and abducting residents and commuters plying the road over the years.
Narrating his ordeal in the hands of the dreaded Fulani herdsmen, Comrade Austin Ozobo who is the CEO Congress Newspaper and the President of ljaw Publishers Forum, lPF noted that the incident took place close to Agadama community at about 11:PM on the evening of February 22, 2025.
According to him, said on their way returning from a burial, their Prado Geep tyre bursted at the location. In the process of contacting a mechanic from Orhor community to fixed it, suddenly a ray of torch light shines on their eyes by the Fulani herdsmen with AK-47 riffles numbering six.
The group commander immediately ordered them to lie on the ground facing down and possessed them of their belongings including phones, money, ATM cards and other valuables. They where further asked to unlock their phones in which one of the herdsmen lashed Austin Ozobo with cutlass at his back two times due to delay in unlocking his phone.
Ozobo stated that the operation lasted for over 1hr without any sign of security patrol team, leaving them to their fate in the hands of the dreaded herdsmen." It took the grace and divine intervention of God to save our lives as the militia group commander order his men to leave us having successfully robbed us of our belongings", the statement added.
Meanwhile, they where lucky that the herdsmen refers to them as a normal street Yahoo boys who are hustling to survive, thereby spearing their lives to go and hustle for money to purchase another phones.
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