8 corpses of farmers killed by herdsmen in Delta exhumed for investigation vanguardnews
*Two victims burnt to ashes, two soldiers shotCorpses of eight farmers from Uwheru in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State reportedly killed by hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen last Friday, have been exhumed, on Monday, by a search team made up of the police and representatives of the community for investigation.
President-General of the community, Cassidy Akpedafe, and the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, had Sunday disagreed on the reported killings with the police boss claiming that some individuals were using the reports to cause apprehension in the state.
Akpedafe said: “As we speak , seven persons were killed in the bush and we are yet to recover their corpse. Meanwhile, a security source from the 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor, has confirmed that two of its men were shot during last Friday melee in the community.
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