A Fulani herdsman, Muhammed Haruna, has died after he allegedly had a fight with a female farmer in Delta State.
The police spokesperson in the state, Andrew Aniamaka told Punch that the woman was now at large.
The herder died from injuries he sustained after being stoned by a female farmer.
According to the report, the herder and his colleague drove their
cattle into the yet-to-be identified woman’s farm in the Upper Agbarho
area of Ughelli last week.
The woman and the herders, according to the report, were engaged in a stone-throwing match after a heated argument.
It was gathered that the herdsman, a 15-year-old identified as
Muhammed was hit by one of the stones and immediately collapsed on the
scene of the confrontation before he was rushed to a private hospital
where he was pronounced dead by doctors.
Aniamaka confirmed the incident, adding that the lady in connection with the incident had absconded.
Aniamaka added that the matter was being investigated by the state
command, and that anyone found guilty would be punished in line with
the law.