Two people are believed to have perished in a conflict between local vigilantes and herders in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Although the Delta State Police Command reported two deaths, neighbours who came out to protest the killings say eight persons were killed in the Monday attack.
The accident occurred on the Ubulu-Uku-Issele-Uku road.
The Commissioner of Police in the State Wale Abass explained that the incident is under investigation but cautioned residents against taking laws into their own hands.
“I think we had about two casualties so far,” he said.
Meanwhile, the police command has also given an update on the case of the two-year-old boy who was shot dead allegedly by an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during an operation by officials of the agency in Okpanam, near Asaba, the state capital some months ago.