Insecurity: Again Ebubeagu, Fulani Herdsmen, kills Seven, set Houses, Shops, Ablaze in Imo- Community leader
From Marcel Duru, Owerri
Community leader in Agwa, Oguta Local Givernment Area of Imo State,
Chief Chibuike Amadi, has accused Imo State Security Outfit popularly called Ebubeagu, and Fulani Herdsmen of killing over Seven people which include farmers and innocent youths in Agwa.
Speaking with journalists at Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, yesterday, he said that since this month (June) these bandits have killed over twelve people in the area.
He revealed that when Fulani herdsmen directed their cattle to their farmland heavily planted with Cassava, Maize, Yams amongst others , they went to 34 Field Artillery Brigade Obinze, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC),and Nigeria Police Force to lodge complaints, but they did not come to our rescue.
He further said that Agwa, Awa, Assa, Awara, Izombe and other Communities in Ohaji/Egbema, and Oguta Local Goverement Areas of Imo State have on various occasion petitioned to the Governor of Imo State Senator Hope Uzodimma to withdraw Fulani herdsmen and Ebubeagu Outfit from the Communities since two years now, yet no response till date, it is awful, he remarked.
In serious response to the killings at Agwa, Oguta Local Government Area of the State the Commissioner for Information and Strategy Chief Declan Emelumba said that why the state Government is sluggish about the plight of these people is because of their restiveness.
In the same development the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO)Imo State Police Command, CSP Henry Okoye, confirmed the mayhem at Agwa, Awara and Izombe in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta local Government Areas of Imo state.
He gave assurance that Nigeria Police Imo Command will do everything humanly possible to bring the situation under control.
Recall that recently, the convoy of former Governor of Imo State Senator Rochas Okorocha was attacked by unidentified gunmen along Ihube road in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. They reportedly shot and killed his Police orderly
