The state Police Command report that the herdsmen storm the community in Ndokwa-East local government area and abducted some women and children, before killing an 18-year-old boy whose name was given as Ossai Oluem, because he resisted their attempts to kidnap him.
At the end of the day, the mindless assailants escaped into the bush with two women and three they had abducted.
In a statement by the Delta State Police Public Relations Office, the police have been able to secure the release of the abducted victims
The police said the incident occurred on Sunday after the herdsmen the community, shooting sporadically, leaving people scampering for their lives.
The statement said preliminary police investigation showed that the Fulani herdsmen had abducted their victims after one Frank Odili from the community had seized a rifle from a Fulani herdsman.
It said the Fulani had insisted on only freeing their hostages if the firearm was returned to them.
The statement reads:
One Honourable London Onwuka, in company with two others of Umuachi-Afor community, reported at the Ashaka Police Station that unidentified suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Umuachi-Afor Community, shooting sporadically, and in the process abducted one Florence Onwuka, 42, Chukwudi Onwuka, 15, Ugochukwu Onwuka, 13, Innocent Ndego, 20, Nwabuaku Beninchukwu, 24 and took them to an unknown destination.
In the process, one Ossai Oluem, 18, was allegedly shot dead while large/huge sums of money were stolen by the said invaders.
The police said Odili, whose action sparked the chain of events was at large while efforts were on to arrest the Fulani herdsmen.
While measures have been put in place to forestall a breakdown of law and order in the affected area, the command appeals to the affected community to remain calm and go about their lawful business.
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