The residents of Agbo, Okebunoye and Umunambu villages in Alor community; and its neighbouring Ohokwu village, have deserted their homes for fear of being attacked at night by the armed herdsmen who reportedly stormed Alor by 4:30pm.
This is coming barely 12 days after about 50 poisonous bows and arrows were intercepted from two suspected Fulani herdsmen at Ubana farmland in Dim-Ubana village.
When Daily Sun visited the area, several residential buildings were locked while the police, and other security agencies were patrolling to ensure tight security. Some residents said they have sought refuge in neighbouring communities.
The traditional ruler of Alor, Igwe MacAnthony Elibe Okonkwo, told Daily Sun that the Fulani herdsmen stormed their community in a Toyota bus and went into the bush.
His words: “Yesterday, around 4:30pm, information came from the residents of Agbo village in Alor, the boundary between Ohokwu village, Oraukwu and Alor that heavily armed Fulani herdsmen, numbering about 10 or so stormed our community. According to the residents who were working in their farms, the armed Fulani arrived in a Toyota bus and started going into the bush while the bus drove away. They were armed with AK47 rifles, machetes and daggers.
“As a result, the people of Agbo, Okebunoye and Umunambu villages deserted their homes for fear of being attacked at night by the herdsmen. So, I immediately alerted the DPO and the state Police Commissioner who sent in a team of policemen. I also informed other security agencies who arrived in droves. ”
The state police command spokesman, Ali Okechukwu, said he was yet to be briefed on the development, promising to get update our reporter. However, a DSS official who preferred anonymity confirmed the development. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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CANT IBOS FIGHT THEM, I WONDER WHY IBOS ARE RAISING ALARM OVER 10 FULANI MEN CARRYING AK47 IN THEIR TERRITORY..CANT IBOS CARRY THEIR OWN AK47?
ReplyDeleteWe own people dey wait for the malu malu fulani's to come to Niger Delta, our AK47 will spit fire on the banza malu malu people..
Shame on our Ibo brothers, Crying out loud , becos they saw fulani with guns... Hahahahahaha!!!!LOL
ReplyDeletei tot they said ibo's are somewhat cannibals, cant they eat up the fulani's? ...
ReplyDeletefield marshall idi amin dada of Uganda is well known for eating the liver of his enemies..Tru talk o!
Ndi igbo stand up and stop complaining to Mr nobody. just keep Burying ur dead.
ReplyDeletei pray u have another fearless leader like late Dim Ojiukwu. The Great Gburu Gburu 1..
There is over 40 illegal gunmaking factorys in Akwa, Anambra state, they sell the guns to robbers and kidnappers.
ReplyDeleteso wen 10 fulani came with guns , everybody run away.
this is a crazy story..
let the fulani malu malu bring their guns to niger delta, we will bury them and theier cows in the swamp
ReplyDelete....that heavily armed Fulani herdsmen, numbering about 10 or so stormed our community....
ReplyDeleteSO NDIGBO are fleeing their communities becos of 10 armed fulani men
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ...laff wan kill me ooo ,,yet they say they want Biafra republic........where is IPOB????, where is MASSOB????