Many people are said to have been killed by suspected herdsmen in Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday.
The spokesman of the police in Enugu State, Mr Ebere Amaraizu who
confirmed the incident said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Nwodibo
Ekechukwu had already moved to the local government to ensure that
normalcy returned. The photos after the cut are graphic.
"The police are
aware of the attack in Uzo-Uwani and the state commissioner of police is
already there to ensure that situation is brought under control. The
police are also collaborating with sister security agencies like the
army, civil defence and the Department of State Services to handle the
matter," Amraizu said.
An
eyewitness who pleaded anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Nsukka that the suspected herdsmen numbering up to 300 invaded the
community with guns and machetes, shooting sporadically and killing
people.
"As they were
killing people, they were also setting houses and vehicles ablaze. Many
people have been killed; I do not have the actual number" he said.
A
Facebook user Aluma Jona Enyi posted these photos alleging that they
are corpses of victims of the attack. Below is what he wrote:
"There is fire on the mountain , another mass killing and property
destructions by Fulani herdsmen in Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani LGA of
Enugu state just like what they did in Agatu, Benue state. many people
ar confirmed dead now, many properties are destroyed including church
buildings, cars, schools, residential houses etc. They have been
terrorizing the community since
3am today. the people of the community
have ran out from their various homes to unknown destination for safety,
Wen I called the commission of police Enugu state dis morning, he said
that they ar on top of the situation... though I later learnt that army
has surrounded every nook and cranny of the community but someone 4rm
the community told me that many people have been killed nd many
properties have been destroyed before the arrival of military men. What
annoys me most is that the information came three days ago that Fulani
herdsmen are going to Uzo Uwani LGA to fight, we notified all the
security agencies and military men have been around the whole places
since two days, just yesterday they left that Fulani started killing
people, they blocked the road leading to Ugbene Ajima (the neighboring
community) thereby blocking entrance into the community under their
attack. none arrest has been made so far as the herdsmen have fled to
unknown place. I tink dis is high time we expunge these evils in human
form out of our land. I totally condemn the killing, am calling on
traditional rulers, local govt chairman, Enugu state government and all
the relevant stakeholders and agencies in our state to profile a
lasting solution to this ugly trend in our place, we can't continue to
be living in fear in our own land, the other time it was in Abbi
community, today it is in Nimbo, who knows the next communuity they will
attack. For now more than ten people are confirmed dead. Many people
are yet to come back home and their phone lines are switched off, who
knows whether they are dead or alive. These herdsmen have been
perpetrating all kinds of heinous crimes in our land.. I want the local
govt chairman to ban them from entering our area for now. These people
are boko haram in disguise. If we don't do something now their next
attack may be disastrous. May God save us from our
enemies........Amen..."
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