Delta community invokes deities to drive out herdsmen
…Villagers abandon farms, face hunger crisis By Ochuko Akuopha INDIGENES of Ike-Onicha, Onicha-Ukwuani community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, have turned to their gods, invoking divine vengeance on herdsmen they accuse of invading their ancestral lands and disrupting peaceful farming.
Community leaders made repeated attempts at peaceful resolution, ing the herders two to three times to request their departure.
According to Chukwuma, the community elders, having exhausted diplomatic channels, invoked the gods of the land, a sacred practice reserved for moments of existential threat.
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