{"id":170889,"date":"2025-07-23T15:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/delta-women-protest-against-destruction-of-crops-by-herdsmen"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:52:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:52:53","slug":"delta-women-protest-against-destruction-of-crops-by-herdsmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/delta-women-protest-against-destruction-of-crops-by-herdsmen","title":{"rendered":"Delta women protest against destruction of crops by herdsmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>For destroying their farms and crops with cows, women in Delta State on Tuesday staged a protest against Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n<p>The women from Isoko North LGA moved round major streets in Ozoro and stopped at the council secretariat to register their grievances.<\/p>\n<p>During the peaceful protest, they displayed placards with inscriptions such as \u2018We Don\u2019t Want Herdsmen And Their Cows In Our Land Again\u2019, \u2018Your Cows Are Destroying Our Crops\u2019, \u2018Herdsmen Cows Have Destroyed All Our Crops\u2019, \u2018They Are Not Only Eating Our Cassava Stem But Also Uprooting Them\u2019, \u2018Your Cows Have Destroyed Our Cassavas, Yams and Other Crops\u2019, and \u2018Leave Our Farms\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Other inscriptions include \u2018Our Lives Are In Danger, Fulani Herdsmen Leave Our Farms\u2019, \u2018Fulani Herdsmen Have Destroyed Our Means Of Livelihood\u2019, and \u2018Carry Your Cows And Leave Our Farms\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>While calling on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the council chairman, Godwin Ogorugba to rescue them, the women lamented that they are no longer safe in their own land due to fears of possible attacks by the herdsmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarming is the only means of taking care of our families and sending their children to higher institutions,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the protesters, the Chairman of Isoko North LGA, Godwin Ogorugba, said the herdsmen have refused to adhere to the grazing laws in the state even as he warned them against incessant destruction of farms and crops in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe herdsmen are not complying to the open grazing laws. This is a peaceful protest and we have listened to you. We must surely act to save our people. If we have food insecurity none of us will be able to sleep in our houses or come to our offices to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will make sure our people can go to their farms freely and come back home. Our cassavas, yams and other crops and our people will be protected because that was why we were voted into office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur governor recently called us \u2013 all council chairmen \u2013 to a meeting in Asaba and gave us the marching order, \u2018go and protect your people\u2019, lives and properties and the issues of insecurity must be taken very seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to use this medium to tell the Fulani herdsmen to stop destruction of our farms and crops. Our amiable governor, Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, is doing everything possible to tackle insecurity across the State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. For destroying their farms and crops with cows, women in Delta State on Tuesday staged a protest against Fulani herdsmen. The women from Isoko North LGA moved round major streets in Ozoro and stopped at the council secretariat to register their grievances. 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