Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a Nigerian elder statesman, has called on the South-East Governors and the Igbo apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to organize an emergency security meeting in response to the armed herdsmen invasion and killings in Enugu State villages.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, armed Fulani herdsmen waged “war” on the Agu-Amede, Mgbuji, and Ebo towns of Eha-Amufu in Enugu State’s Isi-Uzo local government area, killing no less than 20 people, including women and children.
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More villages were said to have been sacked, forcing thousands of residents to flee to internally displaced persons shelters.
It was also alleged that armed herders sacked and invaded 14 villages in Agu-Amede and Mgbuji communities in Eha-Amufu, destroying farmlands and crops worth millions of naira.
In response to the ongoing attacks and deaths in Eha-Amufu communities, the elder statesman stated in a conversation with journalists in Owerri that an emergency meeting of political, religious, and traditional leadership was required to settle the herders’ atrocities in Enugu.
While sympathizing with the families of those who died or were injured in the attacks, he spoke out against the damage of farmlands caused by cow grazing.
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He said, “On behalf of Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, I sympathise with all those who lost their lives in the recent attack at Enugu community and Ebonyi too, I equally appeal to the Federal Government; our people are peaceful and tolerant.
“For many years, we have lived with herdsmen and we don’t have any problem with them but our problem is when herdsmen go to destroy peoples’ farmland. Many people took loans (to finance the farms) only to see their whole efforts gone. It is sad. That’s the problem we have.
“Federal Government should address it because it’s a serious matter. Many Igbo have lost their lives. Some fled their homes. Others had their houses demolished.
“They’re passing through serious trouble. We’re appealing to the Federal Government to intensify efforts in this matter. We appreciate the efforts of the Federal Government in all these insurgencies, but it’s their duty to ensure security of lives and properties.
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“So, South East governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide should immediately convey an emergency security meeting where all the political, religious and traditional rulers will come together to address the herders clashes in Igbo community especially in Enugu State.”
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