Fulani herdsmen plans attack, write another Enugu Community as Lawmaker raises alarm

www.odogwublog.com reports that Fulani Herdsmen yesterday wrote yet another Enugu Community of its planned attack.
The legislator representing Awgu North Constituency at the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Sunday Ude-Okoye, today raised alarm of an anticipated fresh  attack by  herdsmen in Enugu state,alleging that Fulani herdsmen have threatened to attack Aku community, in Igbo Etiti local government area of the state.

Hon Ude Okoye dropped this hints at the resumed plenary session of the state assembly, after their one month recess as a motion of deserving  urgent attention. He appealed to the rest of Nigerians to come to the rescue of Enugu state, as the menace of Fulani herdsmen in the state  matter are beyond the control of law enforcement agencies,operating in Enugu state.

His words, "I wish to condemn the menace perpetrated by  the Fulanis in Enugu state.   I wish to stand here to condemn it. Let other Nigerians help us since the Nigerian Police cannot protect us but rather they  protect the Fulanis.

"There is no reason why they, the Fulani herdsmen, should come to our place to kill us, May the Almighty God  hear the cry of Enugu people;. He expressed fears that Enugu state is under threat of extinction if nothing is done urgently.


The  law maker lamented there have been incessant reports of  rape of  women, destruction of  farmlands, kidnapping and armed robbery perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen in different parts of Enugu state.

He described  the recent  attack on  Attakwu-Akegbe community, Nkanu West Local Government of the state at which a seminarian and a woman were murdered , while three others sustained  serious injuries as very heinous..

The lawmaker also  cast his mind back to the mayhem carried out on Ukpabi-Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state and alleged that  the herdsmen have threatened to launch a fresh attack  at community, Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area.
When contacted by news men to comment on the alarm raised by Hon Ude Okoye, the Enugu state police public relations officer, PPRO, Mr Ebere Amaraizu,ASP, said the police is not aware of such threat, saying  the law maker should come and brief the police appropriately.