The plight of residents of Umuekwunne Irete in Imo State got worse on Thursday August 8th 2013 as fulani cattle herdsmen opened fire on the community, injuring several young men. Worse off is Chibuzor Hezekiah Okorie (pictured above) who was shot in the stomach and also cut in the chest and leg with a machete. His brother was also attacked.
The Fulani cattle herdsmen encroach into the farms, using the crop to feed their cattle. This has always been the case in most communities in Imo State. Almost on a daily basis cattle storm farm lands and destroys crops cultivated by the people. And when some youths in the community confronted the cattle herdsmen around 3pm yesterday, they almost didn't live to tell their story.
The Fulanis carry AK47 guns and machetes and this was what they sued on the men yesterday.
The communities said they have reported the happening to the government on several occasions, but nothing has been done so far.
The Fulani cattle herdsmen encroach into the farms, using the crop to feed their cattle. This has always been the case in most communities in Imo State. Almost on a daily basis cattle storm farm lands and destroys crops cultivated by the people. And when some youths in the community confronted the cattle herdsmen around 3pm yesterday, they almost didn't live to tell their story.
The Fulanis carry AK47 guns and machetes and this was what they sued on the men yesterday.
The communities said they have reported the happening to the government on several occasions, but nothing has been done so far.
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If the igbo's fold their hands & do nothing they are fulls, they will kill the igbo's in the north come here in igbo land & also kill nwafor igbo,shed his blood in his land & we preach peace & yet they kill us not on our land. Enough is enough
ReplyDeleteWhat is dis dis idiots have started in the east too abi? Shee bi na so boko boy story start 4 north make una wake up oooo b4 another boko haram camping start dis side den anoda troop deploymt. Igbo kweenoo. Man no die man no rotten.
ReplyDeleteThat is boko haram in IMO state,I wonder what the government of IMO is waiting for, that is how it all stated in the north.
ReplyDeleteWere ar dose senators chanpionin for child mariage,life salary,zonin presidency to d north, sharia cout, entronment of islamic school nnd etc, I tell u north is drowin us backwod too much, dey born children like chiken nd fail to teach dem... Luk at fulani again in igbo land, is it a big task to stop dis fulanis kids whose only schl dey go is machet nd daga, bush nd malu(catle) ibos una too luv peace...
ReplyDeleteNa wa oooh,so they have moved from just cattle rearing to carrying ammunitions around?does d law permit d herdsmen to carry arms and ammunitions around?honestly that's to tell u they hve a different motive in their mind,d Igbos must wake up and put a stop to this otherwise I tell u these fulls have already planned about all this things oooh,Igbos,Bakassi boys,declare war on these fools,instead of going to the forest to feed their cattles where people are not lliving,where there's no one to contest with them,their cattles are are better to be feeding on the food humans will eat,not people again?when there's hunger every where?government is only concerned with 2015 election how to win the muslims back to her side to vote for her and so anything they do is ok with the government si I rather the wake up and fight their battles themselves cos government will do nothing and these fools are ready to do more harm,INDIGBO WAKE UP OOOOOOOh
ReplyDeleteWhy must they fold hands and watch these born to kill operate i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ IMO state . Imagine herdsmen carrying AK47 that was meant for high class military. And this is not the first time .. IMO take decision Like Lagos state for once! Kamzy dillish
ReplyDeleteThey form d habit killing and maiming pple after destroying their Farms. This nonsense has got 2 stop. NDIGBO, rise up and fight this 2 a finish. I'm not an Igbo person but very angry bcos its getting too much of these idiots.
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