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Abia Government Confirms Herdsmen Attack In Community With Several Residents Feared Killed

The Abia State government has confirmed an attack by armed herdsmen in the Umunneochi local government area, resulting in several fatalities.

The state Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, who was silent on the casualty figures, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Government House in Umuahia on Monday.

“There have been some security breaches in the Umunneochi area of the state, leading to some fatalities,” Kanu said, adding that the state security agencies had been put on full alert to address the security issue.

He assured that the state government would not leave any stone unturned in activating its entire security architecture to tackle the problem.

This incident is reminiscent of similar attacks experienced in neighbouring Enugu State, where suspected Fulani herdsmen have been wreaking havoc on communities.

In a recent attack in Agu-Amed Autonomous community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzu local government area of Enugu State, at least seven residents were killed, and two others are still missing.

The attack, which occurred on Sunday around 4:30pm, has left residents in shock and fear.

According to eyewitnesses, the assailants were dropped from helicopters that also hovered over the community until after the attack.

"Currently, there's uncertainty in my community. Armed Fulani herdsmen invaded Agu-Amed Autonomous Community on Sunday evening. They killed seven people; we have recovered their bodies in a savagery manner and two are still missing," a resident, Osita Ogenyi, said.

The attack has reignited concerns about the security situation in Enugu State and the need for urgent action to address the farmer-herder crisis. Community leaders have expressed frustration and anger, lamenting the government's inability to prevent these attacks or engage the assailants.

"This attack was a surprise one. They invaded the community around 5 pm and they didn't shoot their guns initially. They were slaughtering people with machetes until when people got the information, they started shooting. Before you know it, they disappeared," Ogenyi added.

The recent attack comes barely three months after women from seven autonomous communities in Eha-Amufu protested incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen.

According to reports, at least 152 persons have been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Eha-Amufu between 2021 and March 2025, with the recent killings increasing the tally to 163.

In Abia State, the government has vowed to take decisive action to address the security breaches and prevent further incidents.

The development comes amid ongoing tensions between farmers and herders in the region, with some communities accusing the herders of destroying their farmlands and crops.

The Abia State government has faced criticism over its handling of security issues, with some communities demanding greater protection from the authorities. The government must take concrete actions to prevent further attacks and protect the lives of the people.

The situation in both Abia and Enugu states highlights the need for urgent action to address the farmer-herder crisis and ensure the security of communities.

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Its not possible...

Herdsmen Attacks: 20,300 killed in South East, 19,000 churches, 3,000 Christian schools destroyed — Inter-Society alleges

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Inter-Society) has raised alarm over what it described as a systematic and violent campaign targeting Christians and ethnic communities in Nigeria, particularly in the South East and the Middle Belt regions.

In a statement released on Easter Monday in Owerri, the group’s chairman Emeka Umeagbalasi and head of Democracy and Governance, Chinwe Umeche, alleged that since the middle of 2015, no fewer than 20,300 defenseless residents of the South East have been killed by suspected jihadist Fulani herdsmen and allegedly complicit federal security forces.

The group also claimed that across the country—especially in the old Middle Belt states of Benue, Plateau, and Southern Kaduna—approximately 19,000 churches and over 3,000 Christian schools and sacred learning centers have been destroyed, sacked, or burned beyond recognition.

According to the statement: “Shocking statistics on the ground across the country’s six geopolitical regions have clearly shown that an estimated 40 million indigenous Northern Christians have been uprooted since the July 2009 Boko Haram uprising. This displacement has escalated significantly since mid-2015 with the alleged takeover of state power and resources by radical elements within the Muslim Fulani population and their Hausa allies.”

The group alleged that these Christians have been forced to flee their ancestral lands to avoid being raped, abducted, murdered, or forcibly converted to radical Islamism. It added that many communities have been violently taken over, renamed, and converted into settlements stocked with arms and cattle.

From January to April 2025 alone, Inter-Society claimed that between 1,500 and 2,000 Christians were killed in Benue, Plateau, and Southern Kaduna. It said 800 to 1,000 more were likely abducted and taken to jihadist camps, while over 1,000 homes were also torched or destroyed.

In the South East, the group reiterated that over 20,300 people had been “hacked to death or killed” since 2015 on the basis of their ethnicity and faith, allegedly by jihadists and “federally deployed biased security forces.”

Inter-Society condemned what it described as the “gross inaction” of security agencies, accusing them of “deceitful post-crisis responses” and “discriminatory law enforcement” that fails to prevent the continuous attacks.

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