UPU Youth President condemns herdsmen killings in Urhobo; says herdsmen has no monopoly of violence

By Ovasa Ogaga,

The President of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Youth Wing Worldwide, Comrade Efemena Kelly Umukoro, has condemned the incessant killings in some Urhobo communities, warning that the marauders herdsmen do not possess the monopoly of violence.

The UPU Youth President who expressed shock over the killings and burning of human beings by suspected Fulani herdsmen when he visited Agadama, said Urhobo youths will not continue to fold their hands and allow some unscrupulous elements in the name of Herdsmen to kill their brothers and rape their mothers and sisters for no just course in their farmlands.

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Umukoro who spoke to newsmen at the community called on the federal government to look into this issue of Fulani herdsmen killings, pointing out that it was same way that Boko Haram started, saying that the effect will be high on them if they continue to play politics with it.

According to him, “If the federal government cannot secure lives and property for Urhobos, l want to make it clear that Urhobo youth has the capacity to defend her Nation, adding that there is no leader that will stand and watched their people being killed by strangers and he will be happy. The fact that Urhobos are hospitable with strangers does not make them to be fool.

“I want to call on all Urhobo House of Assembly members to fast track the anti open grazing bill because it is passed into law, it will check the excesses of the killings.

“As the Urhobo youth President, l strongly condemned the act, it is barbaric, uncivilized and unacceptable and Urhobo youths will defend themselves.

“I want to commend the Delta state Commissioner of Police, the state governor, Sen Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa for their efforts in securing lives and property of Uwheru people.