Fulani herdsmen. SUSPECTED Fulani herdsmen yesterday kidnapped eight persons in Obiaruku, Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State and held them hostage for several hours during which the victims were allegedly tortured and brutalized. The victims were said to be working in their farmland when the herdsmen stormed the farm at about 6am and seized the workers on the ground that they (farmers) were responsible for the killing of four cows in the neighborhood. Youth leader of the community, Comrade Chika Uwabuofu, however said the victims were later released at about 2.30pm by the hostage takers as tension was building in the community. Uwabuofu who lamented the unwholesome activities of herdsmen in the community, said that “for some time now, Fulani herdsmen have been harassing our men and women in their farmlands, eating the food in their barns and using their cows to destroy their crops. “On account of this, we have been reporting their activities to the police and a m
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