Three Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of yesterday (today) set commercial rice farms worth about N20 million ablaze in Ugbene community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The rice fields belonging to farmers in Umualor and Umuagunwoke villages occupy about 75 hectares of land.The residents decried that the dastardly act was as a result of their lingering feud which started last year when the herdsmen allegedly trespassed into their farms; an incidence, they disclosed resulted into open confrontation of each other with firearms.

Conducting newsmen around the smouldering scene, the farmers, some of who had tears cascading down their cheeks lamented that they took loans to embark on the agribusiness with the hope of paying back after sales.

A community leader, Mr Emmanuel Ifesinachi Okoye, lamented that “a message came to us this morning that our farm known as Area 1 was set ablaze by the Fulani herdsmen. We rushed to the scene and beheld our massive rice farmon fire. Most of us took loans to embark on the farming and that’s whythere is sadness and wailing all over the community. We saw them running into the distance with their cows, and as such, we couldn’t chase after them.”

Contacted, the zonal Chairman (South East), Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Gidado Siddiki said “it is not true. Fulani herdsmen cannot do something like that. It’s those people that burnt their rice farm. We have a committee that looks into such matter in Anambra. They should go and report the matter there.”

Also, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ali Alphonsus Okechukwu, DSP, said the matter has not been tabled to him but said he’ll contact Achalla Police Division for details and necessarily actions.

The rice farm allegedly burnt by Fulani herdsmen in Ugbene community, Awka North

alcmene:
This viviangist is an unrepentant rabble-rouser

Fulani herders are quite daring and destructive but they can not carry out an attack of this magnitude in Anambra state

For Christ sake this is dry season which is a season of hunting usually via bush burning.
Why are some of these hungry bloggers always in a haste to concoct far-fetched stories capable of setting tribe against each other in the name of courting traffic??
This was the exact manner she lied to the world that IPOB killed her sister in Anambra...a story as true as Buhari being the most educated Nigerian.

cheruv:
O buru na Biāfra bu obodo nwereonwe ya,ndi fulani agaghi enwe ohere ira udiri nsi a.
Ihere megbuokwa obiano,nihi na o ya nākwado nzuzu a ndi Awusa naezuzu n'ala anyi
Ihere megbuo ndi Igbo kwenyere na "otu naijiria"...nihi na ebumnuche ha gbasara ndi Igbo ozo bu ataramahuhu mmegbu si n'aka ndi Awusa

viviangist:


Nna m , Anam !!! afu gi nke oma

cheruv:

Biko...
A dala mba na ideputa ma mee ka oha hu mpu na aruruala ndi Awusa ji soro anyi n'ala anyi

viviangist:


May be u re a hausa/Fulani

Dear , The news was sent to me and i am right i Awka , which i testify by my self , i dont see the reason of such comment , any way ... i blame OBJ For giving you the privilege to touch Mobile phones.

Happy xmas , in Advance and receive sense

Three Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of yesterday (today) set commercial rice farms worth about N20 million ablaze in Ugbene community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.