•Armed Fulani herdsmen
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have resumed attacks in Mgbuji community, Eha-Amufu town in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing four people in the community.
It was gathered from community sources that the attack occurred yesterday with the farmers attacked in their settlement, reports The Nation.
A community leader, Ogenyi Samuel, who confirmed the incident today, informed that three bodies were recovered hours after the incident yesterday with the remaining body found today.
He identified the victims as Izuchukwu Uzu, Daniel Ogbodo, Isaiah Odo, and one other person, whose father’s name is Emmanuel Eze.
The community leader lamented the members of the community, particularly the farmers, were tired of the frequent but unprovoked attacks and killings.
“We are tired and despondent. The government only mobilises security agents after every attack to collect corpses, but they don’t do anything to prevent the attacks or engage the assailants,” Samuel told newsmen on telephone.
On what led to the renewed attack, the community leader simply said that the victims went to their farms and were attacked and killed.
It was learnt before the latest attack, the Fulani herdsmen last Friday attacked another person on the same farm and took his motorcycle, while he escaped with deep machete wounds.
Enugu Police spokesman SP Daniel Ndukwe, did not respond to enquiries when contacted.
