A monarch in Asamokwu village, Ndokwa East LGA of Delta State, South South Nigeria, has been beheaded following a dispute over a derivation-sharing formula.
Gatekeepers News reports that the state police command spokesperson, Bright Edafe confirmed the incident in a statement.
Edafe said the monarch was killed on Thursday following an argument between his community and an adjoining village over the sharing formula of a derivation fund from an oil company situated in their environment.
“The communities are having disputes over the derivation they got from the oil companies in that area. The two factions are having a disagreement over the sharing formula,” he said.
“We believe that that was what led to the beheading of the community head. I can not confirm if soldiers and police officers are attacked, I am not aware of that one.”
