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Suspected Herdsmen Killed My Husband Over Alleged Dead Cow – Deceased Wife

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen said to be on revenge mission has stormed the home of the Nwaekes and killed a man identified as Austin Nwaeke instantly.

Local sources said that the herdsmen were enraged by the alleged killing of one of their cows by unknown persons and decided to take revenge by spilling blood.

The deceased wife, Jennifer Nwaeke had appealed to the police in Delta State to fish out the alleged killers of her husband at Albert camp in the suburb of Asaba, the State capital.

The victim said to be twenty-eight -year old and father of two children was killed on 9th April 2020 at about 3 am.

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Narrating the incident, Jennifer said that she was asleep when she heard gunshots in their compound.

“I ran out of the house as my husband was lying in front of the door because of heat, but discovered that my husband had been shot,” she recalled.

She said that she saw four heavily armed men and had to retreat into the house, stressing that she heard another volley of gunfire and thereafter she could not hear the voice of her husband again.

She said the herdsmen were shouting that they killed their cow and had come for revenge.

Parents of the deceased Mr and Mrs Romanus Nwaeke said that they had lived in the camp for 30 years where they had all their children, and also appealed to the police to investigate the matter with a view to bringing the killers to justice.

They said they were living in fear as the suspected herdsmen promised to come back for further attacks, noting that the police have not visited the scene after the incident was reported at the GRA police station, Asaba.

Founder of the camp, Mr Albert Chukwukelu said the attack was unexpected even though there were reports that some persons had threatened to attack the camp over the killing of a cow in another camp far away.

He said many persons in the camp had packed from their homes for fear of further attacks and appealed for security presence.

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya could not be reached as at the time of filing this report, sources within the command’s hierarchy confirmed the incident, saying that investigations had already begun.

Otunba T.J Abass

The Publisher, Ekohotblog.com

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