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Herder’s Union, Miyetti Allah Laments Assault On Fulani Camp In Anambra, Killing Of 4 Members, Theft Of Cows

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In accordance with the Chairman of MACBAN within the area, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, in a press release on Tuesday, the assault occurred at Ndukwenu neighborhood, within the Orumba North Native Authorities Space of the state.

 

The herders’ union additionally mentioned 60 cows had been stolen by assailants.
A bunch of armed males now often known as ‘unknown gunmen’ have been terrorising Anambra and different states within the South-East and implementing a sit-at-home train within the troubled area.
The Nigerian authorities and a piece of the general public have accused the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu, of being behind the killings and violence within the area, however the secessionist group has repeatedly denied the allegations.
“It has occurred once more, yesterday (Monday, Could 30, 2022), by 7:30 PM, a bunch of individuals nicely outfitted with weapons and matchets, raided a Fulani camp at Ndukwenu neighborhood Orumba North LGA, killing 4 individuals and about 60 cattle weren’t seen.
“Our members are being innocently killed oftentimes; we don’t know our sin in Anambra State. As we admire the state authorities below Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo and safety companies, we additionally implore the fast intervention to cease killing our folks.
“We will now not transfer freely now within the state. The 4 individuals killed are; Mohammed Idris, Sale Idris, Abdulmumkni Idris and Musa Idris.
“In the meanwhile, the corpses of Mohammed Idris and Sale Idris had been recovered whereas the opposite 2 individuals had been nonetheless lacking.”
SaharaReporters on Sunday, Could 8, 2022, reported how some gunmen set ablaze a truck loaded with cows alongside Uga-Ezinifite Street within the Aguata Native Authorities Space of Anambra State.
In a video shared on-line, an eyewitness mentioned the truck was being pushed by northerners earlier than it was attacked by the gunmen who set it on hearth.

Nevertheless, no casualty was recorded within the incident, the person who made the video famous.
He had mentioned, “Good morning everyone, unknown gunmen simply attacked Hausa males carrying cows this early morning Sunday. The gunmen didn’t kill anybody however they injured the motive force. As you’ll be able to see, they’ve set this car on hearth. This can be a full trailer carrying cows.
“Unknown gunmen attacked at Ezinifite highway between Ezinifite and Uga. That is reside, it simply occurred now.”
The assault got here precisely a month after unknown gunmen shot useless over 20 cows and a number of other goats on the Nkwo Igboukwu market within the Aguata native authorities space of Anambra.

SaharaReporters had reported on the time that some residents who had been thrown right into a state of confusion following the incident, gathered across the useless livestock, deliberating what may have occurred.
From movies shared, a few of the merchants had been seen working, as they assumed the gunmen had returned to assault them. Nevertheless, they returned once they noticed their assumption was baseless.
A person had mentioned, “Individuals can simply begin working at any time. We’re simply being vigilant. That is occurring reside at Igboukwu.”