The Obeagu community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Thursday, accused the police and other security agencies in the state of conspiracy in the Fulani herdsmen’s attack on the community on Monday.
A breakdown of the death toll, according to communities, show that six among those killed were from Obeagu (Ebonyi State), five from Eha-Amufu Enugu State, five from Nkalaha, one from Amazu, two from Umuhali and one from Anambra State, but was residing in Nigercem, Nkalagu, Ebonyi State.
No fewer than 20 AK-47-wielding Fulani militias had on Monday evening ambushed and killed 20 young men between the ages 15 and 56 who were returning home from their businesses outside the community, including people from other states and communities passing through the community to their various destinations.
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The Secretary General of Obeagu Progressive Union, Enugu branch, Mr Ede Nwa-Ede, who spoke with our correspondent after an emergency meeting of community, said that the Divisional Police Officer, Director of DSS and Commander, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ishielu Council Area of the state were all informed more than two hours before the herdsmen started their attack.
He said his people gave credible information that herdsmen carrying AK-47 were moving to Obeagu in their numbers and immediately called the DPO and Area Commander, Nkalagu Area Command, but they paid deaf ears.
Nwa-Ede alleged that the DPO, Ishielu and the Nkalagu Area Commander, of Ebonyi Police Command knew that the Fulani herdsmen were coming to attack the community and that was why they showed no interest when the incident was reported to them.
The community, however, queried why the DPO and Nkalagu Area Commander withdrew policemen that were always at the checkpoint along the road, where they collect toll from the motorcyclists every other day.
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The community said the policemen were not available when herdsmen attacked a community along the road.
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Meanwhile, the Obeagu community has released 14 names of those that were killed during the attacks.
It gave the victims’ names as Okonkwor Ogbuabor, Friday Ogbuabor, Ogboku Ede, Ekpe Ekene, Nnaji Chinoso, Ede Friday, Ogbuzuru Ndubuisi, Ofobuike Egbe, Nnaji Onuh, Rev. Peculiar Njoku, Kenneth Oko, Chinedu Nnaji, Ofobuike Nnaji and Egbe Odo.
The community said it was working to get the names of seven Enugu indigenes killed during the incident.
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