Enugu state governor in tears following herdsmen attack
Tears have trailed the visit of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to Uzo-Uwani local government area of the state
The governor visited to pay condolence to the briefed people who were attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen
A two-day fasting has been declared in Enugu state to commit the situation into God’s hands
It was all tears at Ukpabi, Nimbo, in Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state, following the visit of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Tuesday, April 26.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in tears at his visit to Ukpabi in Enugu state.
Governor Ugwuanyi reportedly could not hold back his tears as he tried console the bereaved people.
Daily Post reports that he was in the company of 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).
Properties destroyed in Ukpabi, following an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
The Governor, thereafter, declared a two-day fasting and prayer in the state, asking residents to commit the situation into God’s hand.
The visit coincided with the recovery of one more dead resident, who was slaughtered by the herdsmen.
A victim of the attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Ukpabi in Enugu state
There were many survivors, with varying degrees of injuries on the head, neck, and other parts of the body. They are said to be currently receiving treatment in different hospitals in Nsukka.
As at the time of filling this report, some of them are being moved to the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu.
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. Siurces 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 warbecause 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.
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