Herdsmen suspected to be jihadists have gone ga-ga as they reportedly opened fire on one Saturday Kesiena Ikoro and his wife Judith, along Jeddo Road, Otokutu, Ughelli south local government area of Delta State.
Palaver started around about 7.00pm on Sunday 2nd October, 2022, when the couple were going to a domestic cooking gas shop when they were accosted by the suspected herdsmen.
The victim, Ikoro, a resident of Otokutu Community, lost his left eye to the attackers.
A reliable source disclosed that Mr Ikoro was shot severally with his wife Judith by the herdsmen.
Mr Ikoro who sensed danger attempted to escape, his car was shot at severally by the angered suspected herdsmen and in the process, he was said to have lost his left eye to the trigger happy hoodlums.
Judith luckily escaped the hostility of the herdsmen unhurt.
The herdsmen were said to have vanished into the bush after the attack.
Meanwhile, the badly injured Ikoro was said to have been rushed to a private hospital in Warri where he was later taken to University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City for better medical attention owing to the severity of the injury sustained in the unholy attacks.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the incident, assuring that “effort is on to arrest the suspects”.
