There is palpable tension in Alor and Oraukwu
communities in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State as about 15
Fulani herdsmen armed with AK47 rifles, machetes and daggers stormed Agbo
village yesterday. The residents of Agbo, Okebunoye and Umunambu villages in
Alor community; and its neighbouring Ohokwu village, have deserted
their homes for fear of being attacked at night by the armed herdsmen who
reportedly stormed Alor by 4:30pm.
This is coming barely 12 days after about 50 poisonous
bows and arrows were intercepted from two suspected Fulani herdsmen at Ubana
farmland in Dim-Ubana village.
When Daily Sun visited the area, several residential
buildings were locked while the police, and other security agencies were
patrolling to ensure tight security. Some residents said they have sought
refuge in neighbouring communities.
The traditional ruler of Alor, Igwe MacAnthony Elibe
Okonkwo, told Daily Sun that the Fulani herdsmen stormed their community
in a Toyota bus and went into the bush.
His words: “Yesterday, around 4:30pm, information came
from the residents of Agbo village in Alor, the boundary between Ohokwu
village, Oraukwu and Alor that heavily armed Fulani herdsmen, numbering about
10 or so stormed our community. According to the residents who were working in
their farms, the armed Fulani arrived in a Toyota bus and started going
into the bush while the bus drove away. They were armed with AK47 rifles,
machetes and daggers.
“As a result, the people of Agbo, Okebunoye and
Umunambu villages deserted their homes for fear of being attacked at night by
the herdsmen. So, I immediately alerted the DPO and the state Police
Commissioner who sent in a team of policemen. I also informed other security
agencies who arrived in droves. ”
The state police command spokesman, Ali
Okechukwu, said he was yet to be briefed on the development, promising to get
update our reporter. However, a DSS official who preferred anonymity
confirmed the development.
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