Rage in Delta as Stray Cow Kills 3-month-old Baby, Injures 1 in Court Building
- A three-month-old baby in the Uvwie LGA of Delta state was reported dead on Monday, August 2, following an attack by a cow
- The cow also severely injured a man who was within the premises of a magistrate court in the area
- According to the police command, the owners of the stray cow have been arrested and are at the station
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Uvwie, Delta - There was confusion and serious displeasure among residents of the Ebrumede community in the Uvwie local government area of Delta state on Monday, August 2, when a stray cow killed a baby of three months.
Punch reported that the cow, which was among other cattle being escorted to a buyer, lost its way off the DSC Expressway by the Ebrumede magistrate court and attacked the baby strapped to its mother's back, killing it at the spot.
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Locals and eyewitnesses claimed that the animal's horn hit the baby in the head and broke its skull.
Moreover, the same cow, after killing the baby, attacked an elderly man who was in the court premises, while some lawyers and their clients fled for safety.
The police public relations officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident and reported that the herdsmen who own the cow have been arrested.
Get Ready for attacks, group threatens Nigerian governor over ban on open grazing
Meanwhile, there was apprehension in Delta state over a threat issued by a group to attack the capital city over Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s support for the ban on open grazing in the southern parts of the country.
The threat was issued via an unsigned letter titled - Fulani jihadist warning: An open message to Delts state - and was dated June 13, 2021.
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The letter which was pasted in some parts of the state on Sunday, June 13, warned that there would be attacks in Asaba and Agbor in Delta state if the governor fails to heed their demands within 72 hours.
The group said:
“We hereby demand the Governor of Delta State to immediately withdraw his earlier stand on the call to ban open grazing in 17 regions (states) in not less than 72 hours from the above date, and also withdraw his position as the leading voice for the governors.”
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