Angry youths in Ekpoma, Edo State have attacked Fulani settlements in the town over numerous cases of kidnappings, which they accused the state governor, Monday Okpebholo, of inaction towards the issue.
Violence erupted yesterday, Saturday 10 January when the youths took to the streets to destroy properties belonging to Fulani people. In a video trending online, the youths are seen attacking a goat market where they descended on the goats, killed them and took them home to eat. In another video, the youths were seen bringing down the billboard of the state governor, Monday Okpebholo.