About
15 Fulani herdsmen armed with AK47 rifles, machetes and daggers stormed
Agbo village yesterday sending residents of Alor and Oraukwu
communities in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State to
desert their homes.
According to Daily Sun, the
residents of Agbo, Okebunoye and Umunambu villages in Alor community and
its neighbouring Ohokwu village, have deserted their homes for fear
of being attacked at night by the armed herdsmen who reportedly stormed
Alor by 4:30pm.
This is coming barely 12 days after
about 50 poisonous bows and arrows were intercepted from two suspected
Fulani herdsmen at Ubana farmland in Dim-Ubana village.
According
to the report, a visit to the area revealed that several residential
buildings were locked while the police, and other security agencies were
patrolling to ensure tight security. Some residents said they have
sought refuge in neighbouring communities.
The
traditional ruler of Alor, Igwe MacAnthony Elibe Okonkwo, told Daily Sun
that the Fulani herdsmen stormed their community in a Toyota bus and
went into the bush.
His words: “Yesterday,
around 4:30pm, information came from the residents of Agbo village in
Alor, the boundary between Ohokwu village, Oraukwu and Alor that heavily
armed Fulani herdsmen, numbering about 10 or so stormed our community.
According to the residents who were working in their farms, the armed
Fulani arrived in a Toyota bus and started going into the bush while the
bus drove away. They were armed with AK47 rifles, machetes and daggers.
“As
a result, the people of Agbo, Okebunoye and Umunambu villages deserted
their homes for fear of being attacked at night by the herdsmen. So, I
immediately alerted the DPO and the state Police Commissioner who sent
in a team of policemen. I also informed other security agencies who
arrived in droves. ”
The state police command
spokesman, Ali Okechukwu is yet to confirm the story. However, a DSS
official who preferred anonymity confirmed the development.
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