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‘We’ll not cook’ – Delta women protest, embark on ‘strike’ over herdsmen attacks
Women in Oviri Olomu community, Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, have threatened that they would no longer cook for their husbands or participate in market activities.
The women on Wednesday staged a protest over what they described as years of terror, rape and destruction allegedly carried out by armed herders in their once-peaceful agrarian community.
They also threatened a sex strike over continued attacks by suspected herdsmen.
“We shall not engage in intimacy with our husbands until concrete steps are taken to secure our lives and land,” they declared.
At the Ughelli Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force, venue of the protest, the women demanded urgent intervention by security agencies and government.
The protesters called on Delta state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and the police authorities to enforce the state’s anti-open grazing law and end the siege on their community.
Vice President of the community, Emmanuel George, said they are tired.
“These herdsmen are claiming ownership of our land and threatening to kill our people. When our women plead with them, they threaten to cut their necks. We can’t take this anymore,” he said.
Austin Etata, a former secretary general of the community and Esther Monday, a community woman leader, lamented that for too long, they have endured in silence.
“They rape our women and our guests. Our husbands can no longer go to the bush or farm because it is no longer safe. That is why we are on strike, no food, no sex, no peace until something is done.
“Our women made it clear, no cooking, no intimacy, and no trading until government and security agencies act. That’s why we are here today at the Ughelli Area Command,” Etata said.
Etata said suspected herdsmen have turned Oviri Olomu into a den of kidnappers and rapists.
“There’s a particular bush path where no one can pass anymore because of frequent kidnappings. They destroy our cassava farms to feed their cows. If our men challenge them, they bring out guns and machetes,” the community leader added.
Addressing the protesters, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Ughelli ‘A’ Division assured the community that their complaints would be looked into and promised that necessary actions would be taken.
“We understand your pain and frustration. The police will not ignore your cries,” the DPO said. “We will convene a peace meeting between the Fulani leaders and your community leaders as soon as possible to foster understanding and restore peace.”
Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Gwarimpa in Abuja has ordered that former Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, be kept at Kuje prison till December 18.
Ngige will be on remand till the date when his bail application would be decided by the court.
Justice Hassan issued the order on Monday shortly after taking arguments for and against the bail request of the former governor of Anambra State.
Ngige’s lawyer, Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, pleaded with the judge to admit the former minister to bail, mainly on health ground.
He submitted that the former minister would not jump bail or interfere with witnesses if admitted to bail.
However, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, represented by Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, vehemently opposed the bail request, insisting that Ngige was a flight risk.
Tahir told the judge that Ngige was granted administrative bail by the EFCC and allowed to travel abroad for medical care but never reported back to the Commission.
Besides, he said that the international passport released to Ngige; to facilitate the abroad trip was never returned till today.
The senior lawyer argued that it was when Ngige was re-arrested that he came up with a purported claim that he lost his passport.
He insisted that the claim of passport loss was an afterthought and should not be believed by the court.
After the submissions, Justice Hassan fixed December 18 to deliver ruling in the bail request.
Ngige was last Friday slammed with an eight-count charge bordering on corrupt practices.
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Man whose marriage ended after 2 days speaks after his ex-wife claimed he caused it by asking for thr££some.
Bobby denied the allegations made by Uchechi Sandra Nnenne that her family sponsored their wedding which took place on Jan. 4, 2025.
According to Bobby, whom Sandra called Mr B in her story, he spent over N25million on their wedding.
He also denied Sandra’s claims that he kept borrowing money from her.
He sent LIB receipts of some credit alerts he made to Sandra’s account and others made to the accounts of vendors they employed for their wedding.
He also denied requesting thr££some from her. He said he called off the wedding on Jan. 15. He alleged he did this after finding out she was pregnant for another man. He accused her of getting pregnant for her boss. He did not provide evidence to back this allegation.
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Sandra also didn’t provide evidence to back her allegations. (Check her claims in previous post).
A young woman allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and k!lled the newborn shortly after delivery in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
The disturbing incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, December 14, 2025 behind Government Secondary School, Gboko, throwing the community into pandemonium and mourning.
Residents are calling for immediate police intervention to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure justice is served.
Authorities are yet to issue an official statement as of the time of this report.
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