Vanguard reports said about seven villages in Nimbo (Nimbo Ngwoko, Ugwuijoro, Ekwuru, Ebor, Enugu Nimbo, Umuome and Ugwuachara) were among the areas attacked last Sunday.
Ten residential houses and a church, Christ Holy Church International, aka Odozi Obodo, were also said to have been burnt by the herdsmen just as vehicles and motorcycles were destroyed and domestic animals killed.
The South East Governors Forum led by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha said the matter is a national issue.
Governor Rochas Okorocha, Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, was quoted as saying that the atrocity at Nimbo was a national issue that also requires national approach to resolve.
“Our problem in this country is that whatever happens is given an ethnic colouration and that makes the solution to such problem somewhat difficult.” Okorocha’s aide stated.
Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has come out condemning the act. Joe Nworgu, Secretary General of the group expressed regret that Fulani herdsmen have continuously carried these killings while the Federal Government does nothing.
He said “The first act of governance is protection of lives and property. It is complete failure of governance. There has been no response from the Federal Government and this is allowing the Fulani herdsmen to continue the killing spree.
“Everybody is worried about the poor attitude of the Federal Government to this massacre across the country. Boko Haram is operating in the North-East and Fulani herdsmen are killing people all over the country. It is not the herdsmen that should be held responsible, but owners of the cattle.
“The herdsmen are under the instruction of highly-placed Fulani people who own the cattle. They are heavily armed. How many cows can the herdsmen buy? Federal Government should stop this nonsense before it causes a catastrophe.”
Also, Igbo Awareness Coalition, in a statement signed by its president general, Rev Emmanuel Duru, expressed regret over the killings.
It called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to checkmate the nefarious activities of the herdsmen before it snowballs into a matter that may get out of control.
“The mindless killing perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen in an Enugu village is totally unacceptable. This matter calls for urgent attention by the Federal Government and must be stopped now before our people begin to react in a manner that will elevate this matter beyond what we presently see now
“We cannot continue to fold our hands and allow these herdsmen continue this madness all in the name of what we do not understand.
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