Victor Ezeja
Residents of Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State have called on the government to come to their aid as suspected Fulani Herdsmen continue to kill their people and rape women.
Overwhelmed by the latest spate of attacks, women in Eha-Amufu filed out en mass to protest the horrible acts they have suffered in the hands of suspected herdsmen.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe protesters blocked the Nkalagu-Eha-Amufu-Ikem-Obollo-Afor Federal Highway carrying leaves and singing songs of lamentation.
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In a video shared on social media, the women were seen wailing and lamenting about horrible experiences. They said security agencies have failed to protect them and called on the Enugu State government to intervene and save their lives.
One of the women said their husbands and sons don’t go to farm anymore and their women are raped and killed in a very horrible manner.
“We are in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo is very bad now. We are hungry, Fulani Herdsmen are killing our people and raping our women,” one of the protesters lamented.
“Our women are being ràped by Fulani Hêrdsmen, our husbands don’t go to farm again, our son’s don’t go to farm again, when the women go to farm, they are beaten by the Fulani Herdsmen, who ràpe and also put stick inside their vãgina,” another woman among the protesters stated.
She said some of the women who were raped and their private part pierced with stick are currently sick and reeling in pains of the bruises caused by the horrific acts.
She said their farm settlements have been occupied by the armed suspected herdsmen who forcefully evicted them.
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Aside from killing and rape, the hoodlums also kidnap the residents from time to time and collect ransom, thereby unleashing pains and impoverishing the people who are mostly peasant farmers.
Another woman among the protesters said she and her husband had been abducted by the suspected herdsmen and later released after they paid ₦2 million. She said that while in captivity, they were given the urine of cows to drink.
Isi-Uzo LGA which is predominantly made up of agrarian communities has over the years suffered series of horrendous attacks by suspected herdsmen who invade the area to kill and maim the residents over clashes arising from forceful use of farmlands for cattle grazing.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
