Fulani Herdsmen Threaten Abia Villagers over Missing Cows

30 Dec 2014

Some Fulani herdsmen have caused the people of Okporenyi village in Bende community, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, to go into hiding, after they threatened to attack them over missing cows.

A source in the Abia Police State Command said some Fulani herdsmen had threatened to attack the village soon if their cows, allegedly stolen by the villagers, were not produced, reported the Nigeria Political Economist.

According to a member of the village, trouble started on the eve of Christmas when a group of herdsmen stormed the village, threatening to raid the village if they failed to locate their missing cows.

The source said after the warning, the herdsmen in the wee hours of the following day, invaded farmlands in the village with their cattle, destroying a lot of crops in the process. It was gathered that farmlands in the village had come under incessant attacks by cows of the herdsmen while complaints by the villagers had fallen on deaf ears.

The source added that after a few days, the herdsmen came to the village again, this time with some policemen, alleging that they were searching for one of the cattle breeders, a young boy.

The source said an attempt by one of the villagers, identified as Onyi, to exonerate the village from any involvement in the whereabouts of the alleged missing boy, earned him the wrath of one of the herdsmen, who attacked him with a machete, opening a cut on Onyi’s upper arm despite the presence of the police.

The source said the police did not however take it kindly with the invader as he was seriously upbraided.

According to the source, the villagers now live in fear of imminent raid by the herdsmen, who had attacked some communities in the Middle Belt as well as part of Enugu State in recent times over grazing land.

The source said it was unthinkable for landlords to live in dread of strangers in their own land, and appealed to the Abia State Government to quickly come to their aid.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident, but said: “The police are on top of the situation.”

The PPRO said talks had been initiated with both parties with a view to resolving the face-off. He assured the villagers of full protection of their lives and property, advising them not to take the law into their hands.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fulani-herdsmen-threaten-abia-villagers-over-missing-cows/197977/

Is this what we get when able bodied young people, particularly males, are exported to Lagos and other places in search of the good life while the home front is left for grannies and babies to defend? A dog, no matter how ferocious, cannot defend two homes at the same time.

Abia youths should be ready now o. They should not take this threat lightly.

biodunid:
Is this what we get when able bodied young people, particularly males, are exported to Lagos and other places in search of the good life while the home front is left for grannies and babies to defend? A dog, no matter how ferocious, cannot defend two homes at the same time.

where are you from?

Fulani for Abia

Na cow be fulani family na

DEM DON START AGAIN? DIS NO BE NORTH OOO.... MAKE UNA TRY USE UNA HEAD.....

I admire people's love for Nigeria. It's touching. I love it as well but I gave up when the fish in Titus "Sardines" reduced to 2."

See this fulani retards ooo..they are playing with fire!!!

Lol

Since when did Fulanis become so violent?

It baffles me when news about fulanis being violent hits the news.

Na which kind people be this self,r they part of nigeria too,how can u value a cow than human life,if u cow goes missing whose fault is it abi people done dey steal cows?

When will all these stop?

They shouldn't try do Nolly with ibo cos ibos gonna do Holly with them

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Bad

I hear

story for the gods

I Reserve My Opinion

those guys are just like their cows

hahaha...i dy laffu ooo...very funny
Host been Scared of guest on their own Soil...

Good for those Igbos who are making mouth that Fulani can not attacked them in there own villages as they did to plateau people,IGBOS BE READY FULANI WILL NOT ONLY ATTACK THE VILLAGES BUT RAPE YOUR WOMEN,KIDNAP THE LADIES/GLRIS,AND OCCUPY YOUR LANDS
IGBOS,IGBOS,IGBOS HOW MANY TIMES I CALLED UNAH NAMES,WAKE-UP FROM YOU DELUSIONAL HALLUCCINATIONS,ARMED YOURSELVES AND READY FOR BATTLE. There is nothing OUR LAND ANYMORE WITH FULANI HERDSMEN

Buhari warn ur brothers we would show no mercy o

Hummmmmmm

Is any of senile pa Bokohhari's cows involved?

wtf is wrong with this fulanis?

I beg make una no find dem my brodas troubu o, i warn una, abi dem dey kill cow for Xmas? no be chicken again

For where? Make them try am na. Attack Abia at your own peril.

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synergycom19:
Good for those Igbos who are making mouth that Fulani can not attacked them in there own villages as they did to plateau people,IGBOS BE READY FULANI WILL NOT ONLY ATTACK THE VILLAVES BUT OCCUPY THEM

In all your getting, please get common sense.