Governor
Ugwuanyi reportedly could not hold back his tears as he tried to console the
bereaved people over the attack by Fulani herdsmen. With him were Enugu state
commissioner of police, Mr Nwodibo Ekechukwu, the GOC 82 Division, Nigerian
Army, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, as well as the Enugu state commandant,
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The rampage at the agrarian community in Enugu state left about forty-eight members of the community killed. Over 60 houses and shops were set ablaze by the invading herdsmen. About 56 injured residents are said to be receiving treatment at hospitals in Nsukka. Sources reveal that the attack came two days after a security report hinted of an impending attack by Fulani herdsmen in the area.
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Writers Association
Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has warned that the threat of Fulani herdsmen may cause
civil war if the issue won’t be addressed. The pro-democracy group stated that
Nigeria may be approaching the civil war because of “the seeming conspiratorial
silence and clear case of orchestrated ineptitude and inaction” of the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over the activities of herdsmen.
Culled from Naij.com
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