Leaders of Aku Community in Igbo Etiti Local Council of Enugu State have called for an urgent and decisive action from all relevant authorities to save the people from the criminal activities being visited on them by some suspected Fulani herders.
Their outcry is coming on the heels of an alleged gang ra*ing of a 13-year old girl and the subsequent gruesome killing of a locale who tried to rescue the victim from her two attackers at the weekend in Ugwu -Uvuru a farm settlement in Uzo Uwani local council of the state.
In a statement made available to the media on Monday June 3, 2024, Chief Agu Chineme, one of the Community leaders alleged that the teenage girl who just recently finished her primary education was severely ra*ed by two armed Fulani herders while working on her parents farm at the farm settlement.
According to him, an attempt by one Emma Nnadi to rescue the hapless girl from the se*ual assault, resulted in his murder by the two Fulani herders.
Chief Chineme stated that the entire community is outraged and greatly pained by the ugly and inhuman development.
“Although the incident happened at Ugwu -Uvuru ,a Community in Uzo-Uwani in Local Council, both the victim and the deceased are from Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area.
The girl, a13 year-old and a primary school graduate was mercilessly ra*ed by two armed Fulani men ,while working on her family’s farm.
The teenage girl recounted the horrific incident ,with her voice trembling and body shaking in fear ,and the scars of the attack written all over her.
The gruesome attack also claimed the life of Emma Nnadi ,a brave farmer who attempted to rescue the young girl from the clutches of the ruthless herders
Even as the body of Emma lay down dead ,the Fulani men showed no remorse as they continued to gang ra*e the girl” Chief Chineme stated .
The Community leader further noted that ,as it is,the traumatized people of the area are demanding for justice from all relevant authorities against the heinous crime .
He noted that for some time now, the people of his community have been subjected to constant harassment, killings and ra*ing of their women, warning, that they will no longer tolerate the situation.
“With the tension escalating, we, leaders, are calling for an urgent action to address the growing menace of Fulani herders .
“We are demanding an increased presence of security in the area both in personnel and equipment, “Chineme noted
The Source reports that in the past few years, some parts of Enugu State particularly, Enugu North Senatorial District, have become epicentres of herders/farmer clashes .
The clashes have led to the loss of many lives, and property, especially farm produce, which many have also adduced as one of the causative factors of the scarcity of food items in the country.
Only last month, the Enugu State House of Assembly worried about incessant cases of farmers/herders conflicts in the state passed a bill, seeking to establish an Agency by the state Government to regulate the activities of herders in the State.
But the bill which the State Lawmakers said when operational, will go a long way to halting farmers/ herders clashes has continued to receive wide spread condemnation and rejection by not a few Enugu citizens.
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