Protesting residents of Ovia Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday evening stormed Government House, Benin with the body of one of the seven persons killed in their area by criminal herdsmen.
The protesters also gave Governor Godwin Obaseki three-day ultimatum to ensure adequate security of lives and property.
They revealed they brought the body to Government House, because policemen in their area only told them to deposit the body in the morgue.
The protesters stated in the last few weeks, they had experienced frequent killing of innocent residents of the area by the rampaging herdsmen. They claimed seven persons were killed by criminal herdsmen in the farming communities of Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba camp in the LGA.
The leader of the protesters, Michael Idahosa, disclosed residents of the affected communities could no longer bear the incessant attacks by the criminal herdsmen.
However, Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, who received the protesters, reassured the state government would intensify efforts at providing adequate security to check the rising spate of the activities of killer herdsmen in the state.
