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Alhaji Abubakar Sambo, the leader of Hausa Community in Enugu
State, has revealed why the state is prone to attacks from Fulani
herdsmen.
Sambo, who spoke in Enugu, over the weekend, explained that the
state was prone to attacks because it was a gateway to and from the
northern part of the country.
The hausa leader, who is a member of the state’s Security Committee, said, "Enugu
State is witnessing the spate of herdsmen attack because it is a major
gateway to and from the northern part of the country, where these
herdsmen come from to the south-east and south-south regions.
“Before you access any part of the south-east or south-south,
you must pass through Enugu. There are many routes which the herdsmen
used to connect the state.
“Some of them come in through Kogi State-Uzo Uwani local
government area of Enugu State. That was the route the herdsmen that
attacked Nimbo used.
“Other routes are Obollor-afor in Nsukka, Orakamu through Benue
to Enugu, Aghamelumu-Nsukka route, among other routes. The herdsmen ply
these routes to any part of the south-east and south-south.
“Most of them that are migrant herdsmen decided to settle in
some rural communities in Enugu State while on transit. This scenario is
what I think, made Enugu prone to incessant herdsmen clashes”.
The state had recently become prone to onslaughts from Fulani
herdsmen, who have killed several people, while destroying properties.
Recently over 50 Fulani Herdsmen armed with machetes slaughtered a
Catholic Seminarian, Lazarus Nwafor in Ndiagu, Attakwu, Akegbe-Ugwu in
Nkanu-West Local Government Area of the State.
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