Fulani Herdsmen Are R* ping And Killing Our People – Enugu Women

Enugu women on Tuesday called on the State
government to send Fulani herdsmen packing from
the State.

The angry women, who stormed the State House of
Assembly in their number, said the herdsmen were
engaging in serial rape of women.


They carried placards, which read: "Fulani
herdsmen are killing our men with AK 47′; 'All we
are saying is, Fulani, leave our farmlands' 'They
butchered two men at Eke' 'Stop robbing us at the
high ways' 'Stop raping our women."
They alleged that apart from molesting and raping
women, the herdsmen were equally destroying
their farms.

Leader of the group, Mrs Achogaonye Eze, who
spoke on behalf of the protesting women, said
unless the herdsmen were stopped, their lives
would be in grave danger because the herdsmen
were always armed with sophisticated weapons.

Eze, who is the wife of Bishop Sostenas Eze of the
Enugu North Anglican Diocese, pointed out that
apart from raping women and killing people in the
communities, the herdsmen also engaged in
robbery and kidnapping.

She lamented that they were helpless because
they had complained to the law enforcement
agencies to no avail.
She disclosed that people were now afraid to go to
farm unless they were in groups for fear of rape or
outright killing.

According to her, "They have butchered two men
who tried to confront them, they rape women and
destroy their crops.
"They pretend to be selling bush meat and when
you stop over to buy, their gang will come out of
the bush and rob you of your belongings.

"They are now wielding AK 47 guns against
villagers who confront them; and since the
vigilante do not have such sophisticated weapons,
they are helpless."
She added that, "our people are molested, who now
behave as if they own the land. If we don't stop
them, they may rape your own wives."
Addressing the women, speaker of the Enugu State
House of Assembly, Hon.Edward Ubosi,
represented by the Public Relations Officer of the
House, Mr. Jonas Ugwuanyi advised them to
eschew violence in demonstrating their anger.
"The issue is a grievous one but I want to advise
you to take things easy and channel your
complaints to the law enforcement agencies," he
advised.
He, however, said that the House would look into
their grievances with a view to doing something to
alleviate their plight.