The Ohaneze Ndigbo, Enugu State chapter, yesterday expressed fear of
possible breakdown of law and order because of the unabated killing,
rape, destruction of farmlands and other heinous crimes by Fulani
herdsmen in the state.
Loading ...The group, in a statement by Chief Eric Ebenyi, chairman, Enugu
chapter, condemned the killing of over twenty persons in Nimbo,
Uzo-Uwani LGA; incarceration of over seventy-six youths of Ugwuleshi
in Awgu LGA, abduction and killing of youths in Ezeagu LGA by Fulani
herdsmen.
“We urge the federal government to constitute a panel to investigate
the involvement of the military in the incarceration of Awgu youths
for two weeks in Umuahia Prison. We also urge the government to direct
security agencies in the state, especially the military and police, to
put a mechanism in protecting lives and property of the people,” the
statement read.
The chapter also commended Enugu state governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for
his prompt intervention that led to the release of Awgu youths as well
as the massacres at Nimbo, and called on him to constitute a panel of
enquiry to fathom the causes of the increasing cases of problems
created by Fulani herdsmen in the state.
Ohaneze in the statement advised Fulani herdsmen to desist from
causing further damage on Ndigbo, warning that if nothing is done,
people might be left with no option than to protect themselves in
whichever capacity they deem appropriate.
While commiserating with the bereaved families, it also called on the
federal government to investigate the matter and bring the
perpetrators to book. It further decried what it called ‘the docile
attitude of security agencies in the whole circumstances even when
there were security reports to that effect’.
