Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed a young man in Okpulugwu Agu-Amede community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State in a renewed attack.
The incident, Hottunz.com learnt, had thrown the community into mourning.
Community sources told Hottunz.com that the recent incident which
occurred on Friday would be the seventh brutal attack on the agrarian
community since January 2022.
It was gathered that the victim, Mr
Ejike Odo, had got a report that his sister who went to farm was
attacked and being raped by Fulani herdsmen while she was returning from
farm, and he rushed to the farm to rescue her.
“Unfortunately, the
herdsmen who were about four overpowered him, stabbed several times
before slitting his throat,” a community leader who gave his name as
Justus Nwonye said.
Eha-Amufu communities share boundaries with Benue
State and have had several herdsmen attacks since August 2021 resulting
in several killings and sacking of eight farm settlements.
Efforts
to get reaction from the Enugu State Police Command were unsuccessful as
the spokesman, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, could not be reached on phone.
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