Following the invasion of the of the Nimbo community on April 25th 2016 where the purported Fulani herdsmen killed over 50 people, the Enugu state government has made the following declarations to the Defence head quarters: The Federal Government should create ranches to reduce the clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers. Immediate disarmament of the herdsmen across the country Institute a comprehensive screening of the Fulani herdsmen by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to remove the terrorists among them. Most of the Fulani Herdsmen carry sophisticated Ak-47 weapons. It also said that in discussions with herdsmen, they accused the…
RE: UNPROVOKED MASSACRE OF OUR PEOPLE AT NIMBO, UZOWANI LGA, ENUGU STATE BY FULANI HERDSMEN , ON MONDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016, OUR 34 POSITIONS: 1. We have viewed with grave concern, the reckless and callous attitude of the Fulani herdsmen, who had the effrontery to bring down their violence to our peaceful south-eastern states of Nigeria, by recently attacking our defenseless kiths and kin at Nimbo Community, Uzouwani, LGA, Enugu State, MASSACRED AND DISMEMBERED a lot of them, without any respect or value for human life. 2. These itinerant herdsmen have indeed drawn a line on the…
Are Fulani herdsmen above the law in Nigeria? By C. K. Ekeke After reading and seeing the gory images of the latest killings, beheadings and massacres meted upon the innocent people of Nimbo and Uzo Uwani communities in Enugu yesterday, I could not keep mum any longer and not ask President Muhammadu Buhari – who swore an oath to defend the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria and defend the Sovereignty of Nigeria this question: Are Fulani herdsmen above the law of the land? Are Fulani herdsmen untouchable in Nigeria? Since Buhari came into power last May, the…
