Attakwu Akegbe Ugwu community in Nkanu West council area – in Enugu was attacked at dawn by the herdsmen.
Four persons including the husband of the expectant woman, are critically injured, undergoing treatment at the Park Lane Hospital and the Mother of Christ Hospital in Enugu.
A Catholic Church seminarian, Lazarus Nwafor wa killed. READ FULL STORY
According to the villagers’ account, the
herdsmen, believed to be Fulani, invaded a family compound with their
cows which destroyed crops and property.
A woman in the compound raised the alarm
and chased away the cows by sounding a gong. The cows went in various
directions on hearing the sound. They are said to be averse to the sound
of a gong.
This reportedly did not go down well
with the herdsmen who challenged the woman. They were said to have
threatened to retaliate. They raided the compound at about 2am.
They reportedly climbed the ceiling from
where they jumped into the rooms, using machetes and daggers to attack
the occupants, including the seminarian.
The herdsmen were said to have escaped
unhurt and when the community’s men stormed their makeshift camp, they
were all gone with their belongings.
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