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According to Niger Delta News, the man whose name was not disclosed, was attacked on his farmland in Emu Ebendo, in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state by the suspects who inflicted serious machete cuts on him, leaving him for dead.

A resident of the community, Christian Onwugbolu, said the incident has caused serious tension in the area with the youths becoming restive and calling for blood just as the elders have been calming them down.

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The state police command is said to be aware of the incident and investigations have begun into the matter while residents have taken it upon themselves to set up vigilante groups to checkmate the activities of the herdsmen.