Mr Edafe said the offences committed by the suspects are punishable under Sections 223 and 224 of the Criminal Code Law of Delta State.
Mr Kwami said that the unpredictability and rainfall pattern were a source of concern to the farmers.
The police said the complainant alleged that the suspect lured the victim into his room and defiled her.
A police source said confirmed 19 stolen goats were recovered from the suspects.
Mr Lawal said the state government would not allow hoodlums to turn the incident into a tribal war.
They were accused of setting fire to a complainant’s car.
The Kogi government has distributed farm inputs and cargo tricycles to 572 rice and cassava farmers.
NDLEA says it destroyed 36.2 hectares of suspected cannabis plantation and seized N450 million worth of illicit drugs in Delta over the last year.
The Bayelsa police command says it has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son for illegally possessing four single-barrelled firearms.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 1,300 operatives across Edo’s three senatorial districts to provide security for Saturday’s local government elections.
