Herdsmen kill four, 10 missing as community challenges destruction of farms - Punch Newspapers

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Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Monday allegedly attacked Obie-Aku, Opanda village, Nimbo community, in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing four people and injuring many others.gathered that the attackers invaded the village around 3am when residents of the agrarian community were still asleep.

A community leader, Stephen Obiakor, told our correspondent on the telephone that 10 people were still missing after the attack. According to him, trouble started on Sunday when some herders came with their cattle to graze in the farm settlement.“One thing led to another and there was a heated argument that led our people to chasing them away from the settlement. Remember that Fulani herdsmen killed our people in 2015 when they invaded this community. So, our people didn’t expect anything since they had left in peace.

“Unfortunately this morning , they invaded the community and four people were killed. The number could rise because we are still searching for 10 of our people. We also don’t know how many that will survive in the hospital,” he added. Obiakor noted that three people who were seriously injured had been taken to a hospital for treatment.

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