Residents of Ike-Onicha and Onicha-Ukwuani in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, say they have invoked traditional deities after what they describe as repeated incursions by suspected herdsmen into their ancestral lands. Both reports describe the community’s decision as the result of prolonged disruption to farming and daily life, including accusations that herders invade farmlands and threaten the community’s livelihood. The outlets also say the residents had already tried to resolve the issue through peaceful engagement before turning to customary spiritual measures. A community official is cited as saying repeated efforts to persuade the herders to leave did not succeed, leading elders to proceed with the traditional process. The reports frame the deities’ invocation as an effort to drive out the herders and bring relief to farming activity. No source provides details of any arrests, official investigations, or direct statements from the suspected herdsmen in the material provided.