The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, urged people in the Niger Delta to be on high alert over what it described as a plot by Fulani herdsmen to attack and take over communities in the region.

Ebilade Ekerefe, the group's national spokesperson, said “the movement may have arisen because of the tight security architecture in Rivers and Delta States.

“We have observed some strange movements and we are not comfortable.

“We are also calling on security agencies to be on red alert and protect the lives of the people. We also call on non-indigenes residing in Ijaw communities to be vigilant and not allow unlawful individuals to infiltrate their midst to perpetuate evil in Ijaw Land.”

The group also condemned the recent massacre of Christian worshipers in Ondo State by jihadists and noted that it was a declaration of war against Christians in Nigeria.