FULANI HERDSMAN SAYS 100 COWS MISSING IN ENUGU

•Attakwu youths protest continued stay of herdsmen
AN Enugu State-based Fulani herdsman, Alhaji Sodu has
claimed that over 100 cows belonging to him were
missing as a result of an alleged attack on a Fulani
settlement in the state. He also accused the youths of
Aku community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of
masterminding the attack, adding that a herdsman
sustained three gunshot wounds following the incident
while three others were claimed to be missing.

Sodu gave the name of his injured son as Wareri ,17,
while Musa, Buba and Mohammed were said to be
missing. This came on a day, youths of Attaukwu
community in Nkanu-West Local Government Area where
herdsmen had on August 25, 2016, invaded the
community slaughtering a Catholic seminarian,Lazarus
Nwafor, and Ifeoma Agbo embarked on a protest over
the continued stay of herdsmen in their community. Visit
to hospital A visit to the to the Refuge Hospital, Enugu
in the company of the Chairman, Enugu Constituted
Security Committee, Brigadier General Fred Eze ,retd,
where injured Wareri was receiving treatment showed the
latter was in high spirit. However, Sodu appealed to
security agencies to quickly arrest the masterminds of
the attack. He said: “I am too old now to go into the
forest in search of my three sons. I am appealing to
security agencies to rescue my sons unharmed. The
youths have slaughtered seven of my cows. Over 100
cows are missing now”. Security committee chair allay
fears Chairman, Enugu Constituted Security Committee,
Brigadier General Fred Eze ,retd, who confirmed the
incident, appealed for calm adding that the committee
was on top of the situation. His words: “We want to allay
fears generated by this incident. The Army have moved
to forestall any breakdown of law and order. The
Garrison Commander, O.T Akinjobi has dispatched a
search party for the missing kids. “Another combined
team of Police and Army have equally moved into the
area to avert any breakdown of public peace. This
incident is already under investigation and authorities will
unravel the remote causes of the incident and ensure
that appropriate actions are taken.”
-Vanguard