Mothers from Evekwu community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Wednesday, has cried out for help as they staged a protest at the Rumuji Police Division to demand urgent intervention over the activities of herdsmen.
The women, who were seen with placards with different inscriptions, had first marched to the Rumuji Police Station before returning to the palace of the paramount ruler to complain about how “cows have destroyed their crops” leaving them and their families with “hunger”.
The community’s woman leader, Joy Obisike called on the local government chairman, Governor Nyesom Wike and President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as security agencies, to prevail on the Rumuji Police Division to demand urgent intervention over the activities of herdsmen.
The women, who carried placards with different inscriptions, had first marched to the Rumuji Police Station before returning to the palace of the paramount ruler to complain about how “cows have destroyed their crops” leaving them and their families with “hunger”.
The community’s woman leader, Joy Obisike called on the local government chairman, Governor Nyesom Wike and President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as security agencies, to prevail on the herdsmen to “steer clear” from their farmland.
The women threatened to deploy other means that will ensure their safety and that of their crops.
