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By Austin Ogwuda and Chibundu Abugu



Enugu--ARMED herdsmen have continued to launch attacks on motorists and passengers plying Enugu-Nsukka Road almost on daily basis, Vanguard's investigation has shown.

The bandits, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have left several passengers wounded, while others have lost cash and valuables.

Narrating their ordeal to Vanguard, some of the victims called on the police to beef up security on dreaded portions of the road.

In the latest attack, a victim, who identified herself as Mrs. Salome Nnadi, a teacher at Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Nsukka, recounted how they were ambushed and robbed along Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi Road, a few kilometres from Enugu.

She said: "We were returning from Enugu on Thursday, around 3p.m. On reaching a sharp bend, four armed men dressed in Fulani regalia suddenly appeared from a near-by bush.

"They ransacked the commuter bus, carting away mobile phones, jewelleries and cash from passengers."

She added that the bandits also inflicted machete wounds on the driver before escaping into the bush.

Another victim, Mr. Ogili Alphonsus, said on his way to Enugu two days ago, some Fulani herdsmen, with their faces painted black, ambushed the commuter bus in which they were travelling and robbed all the passengers of mobile phones, cash and laptops.

It will be recalled that when Enugu State House of Assembly began public hearing on a bill to make provisions for the control of nomadic cattle rearing in the state, they had decried the activities of some herdsmen in the state who had become armed robbers.

State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said the command was not unaware of the menace of bandits on that road but "we are on it.

Hmmmmm Fulani herdsmen I'm Enugu? Hard to believe

The Police must enÐ this menace

Yiibo masquerading as fulani killing each other.

htconeline:
Yiibo masquerading as fulani killing each other.

My thought exactly.

Fulani herdsmen only fight back when they or their cattles are attacked they rarely engage in highway robbery

DONGOYARO1:
My thought exactly.

Fulani herdsmen only fight back when they or their cattles are attacked they rarely engage in highway robbery

i dont you are conversant with high way robbery on kogi roads

Northerners! Everywhere they go,they leave a trail of blood.

htconeline:
Yiibo masquerading as fulani killing each other.

will i be right to say the brigadier general that was robbed and killed along lagos-ibadan expressway and news reported that they are headsmen are actualy yorobers displaying their stock in trade(robbery)?

Is only a fool that will continue to do things the same way and expect a different result, So Let's Make The Right Choice.

God Bless Nigeria
God Bless Niger-Delta

Sai Buhari

Nothing to comment than to say Is only a fool that will continue to do things the same way and expect a different result, So Let's Make The Right Choice.

God Bless Nigeria
God Bless Niger-Delta

Sai Buhari

Its almost totally impossible differentiating beteeen these herdsmen and chaos.

htconeline:
Yiibo masquerading as fulani killing each other.

May the Lord deliver you...

Those herdsmen are born rogues

That was how a neighbor of mine was almost killed on his way to sokoto for his nysc some years ago. The fulani robbers wanted to put a sword through him when they found him hiding after their bush was ambushed. It was the Koran that fell out of my neighbors pocket that saved him. The guy is an alfa.