Buhari and some Fulani Herdsmen
Villagers of Aboji Akanano of
Oba, a community in Idemili South Local
Government Area of Anambra State have
raised alarm over what they termed a
systematic invasion of the area and
attendant destruction of their farm crops,
streams and installed water tanks, by those
they identified as Fulani herdsmen and their
cows.
Chairman of the village, Nze Dozie Nweke,
who disclosed this to newsmen in his
residence, said the herdsmen, armed with
AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated
weapons and numbering up to 500, usually
invade Oba community with their cows from
nowhere by 1a.m. and operate freely till
about 3a.m. before leaving, after wreaking
havoc on their farmland.
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Nweke disclosed that the herdsmen had, on
a number of occasions, came to a
compound with a water tank and opened the
taps for their cows to drink to their
satisfaction, until the entire tank would
become empty before they leave.
He added that on one occasion, the owner
of the compound was around and when he
asked who they were, their reply to the
owner was ‘shut up’ and the next thing they
did was to open fire in his direction.
Begs Buhari
According to Nweke, “we want these
herdsmen to stop harassing us.They
threaten our people at the wee hours and
forcefully occupy any isolated area from
where they will invade our streams and
farmland with their cattle and if any one
protests, they will shoot at him with their
guns.
“We do not want to authorise our youths to
attack the herdsmen. Government should
assist us to tell President Muhammadu
Buhari to call his men to order before it
degenerates into a bloody battle.
“The herdsmen are boasting that Buhari is
their brother and that there is no shaking.
They enter our farmland and destroy
everything.”
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