DELTA State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, yesterday, said any herdsman caught destroying people’s crops, molesting or preventing farmers from accessing their farmlands or bearing arms or any other dangerous weapons would be arrested and prosecuted.
Ibrahim, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, frowned at the attitude of some herdsmen, who provocatively graze their cattle on people’s farmlands, even as the commissioner warned residents of the state against jungle justice.
The police warning followed recent attacks and killing of herdsmen by Community youths in some parts of the state.
He said that “the resort to jungle justice is uncivilised, criminal and impedes the course of peace and security in the state, stressing that the people should learn to seek legal redress whenever they feel wronged.”
Meanwhile, the police boss has reassured Deltans of the readiness and willingness of police and other security agencies in the state to continually discharge their duties responsibly.
To this end, Ibrahim called on Deltans to support and cooperate with security agencies towards ensuring that peace and security prevail in the state.
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