The spokesman of the police in Enugu State, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Nsukka.

Amaraizu said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Nwodibo Ekechukwu, had already moved to the local government to ensure that normalcy returned.

“The police are aware of the attack in Uzo-Uwani and the state commissioner of police is already there to ensure that the situation is brought under control.

“Th police are also collaborating with sister security agencies like the army, civil defence and the Department of State Services to handle the situation,” he said.

The Chairman of Uzo-Uwani local government, Mr Cornell Onwubuya, who also confirmed the incident, regretted that in spite of efforts to stop the crisis through dialogue, the suspected herdsmen had continued to attack the people.

“Yes, there is serious problem in the local government as suspected herdsmen today attacked Nimbo community.

“Information reaching us said many people were killed but I do not know the actual number now,” he said.

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka that the suspected herdsmen numbering up to 300 invaded the community with guns and machetes, shooting sporadically and killing people.

“As they were killing the people, they were also setting houses and vehicles ablaze. Many people have been killed; I do not have the actual number.

“The residents of Nimbo and motorists have fled the community for safety,” the witness said.

NAN reports that residents of Nsukka wept uncontrollably when the five bodies from Nimbo were being deposited at the Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka.

A resident, Mr Dennis Ezema, urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the activities of the herdsmen before it escalated to a full blown war.

“It is unfortunate that people can be mercilessly killed without human feeling.

“You can see how these people were killed and sliced like bread; people should respect the sanctity of human life,” he said.

NAN reports that scores of the people who fled from Nimbo are now taking refuge in some primary schools in Nsukka.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/suspected-herdsmen-kill-5-uzo-uwani-police/

Are Enugu men cowards?

They should issue an ultimatum to those Fulani men

False they killed 33

Enugu, pls don't disappoint me. Flush them out, kill them all, float their useless bodies.

Message has to be passed out to them

angels09:
False they killed 33

Is that your wish?

5 dead bodies are in the morgue of Bishop Shanahan Hospital Nsukka, I am an eye witness, they are on a revenge mission but believe me this will mark the end of Fulani herdsmen in that community and its neighboring villages


Okpuje community, udi and many others secretly flushed them out in the past, uzo_Uwani people will not disappoint.

I blame the state Governor who has refused to empower and arm boys with guns and trucks in the guise of vigilante group to check mate this evil Fulani's perpetrate against our people

Some time I feel like suspecting if the hands of our leaders in the East is in this activities of Fulani herdsmen just to score cheap political sympathy and discredit the Government at the centre, but on the other hand as someone who grew up among fulanis, I remember they behave like animals.......this kind of killings is not new

All we know how to do is rant online while things keep falling apart. It was Enugu today, who knows where it will be next It might be your doorstep and when that happen, trust me, your comments on this issue definitely won't be the same. Smh for Nigerian youths

greatiyk4u:


Is that your wish?

5 dead bodies are in the morgue of Bishop Shanahan Hospital Nsukka, I am an eye witness

No. Am angry. That thread was hidden.

First it's 33, now they changed it to 5.

Please my fellow ipod youth
let us blame yoloba for our cowardice and issue another ten days ultimatum
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Islamic Republic of Biafra loading
very soon we shall hear of one HADJI NNAMDI KUNU going to mecca for hajj
chukwudi alabama pls safe our soul,we don beat chest tire for these fulanis but dem no gree stop

angels09:

No. Am angry. That thread was hidden.

Right! every eyewitness thread got hidden.

I dont know when denying the obvious and playing the ostrich makes one a genuine Igbos. Because i said that the Fulani's massacred we Igbos at Enugwu today, some of my Ummuna brothers called me a yoloba girl.


Even if its one Igbo that was killed, shouldnt it be a cause for concern? Since morning I havent heard anything from the Enugwu state Government(This report is from the Police). Governor Ifeanyi Ugwanyi hasnt saaid anything, even Umu Igbo's on the internet havent profered any solution to this suffering that haas been meted to our people in Enugwu by the Fulani invaders. It makes me to begin to ask about what my people are doing about this onslaught against us instead of ranting online.

Instead of ranting and boasating online; instead of blaming the yoloba and everyone else except our own selves; what how we doing to rescue our peopke that are being killed like Salah Rams by the Fulani's? What is the solution to our present predicment?

Onenaira1:
First it's 33, now they changed it to 5.

whenever police reports 1, multiply it by 10.

Police and Govt always manage information.

As usual government agencies tends to play down such figures. It has been established that the fulani militias were 300 men armed with ak47 assault rifle feared for its pin point accuracy.

Ideally, 300 men in position armed with ak47 with no resistance can not fail to takeout atleast three bodies per ten seconds. Knowing how well trained those Fulani militias are, there's no way such hit will amount to just five bodies. Only kids would believe the official story from any government agency.

VivianUdeogu:
I dont know when denying the obvious and playing the ostrich makes one a genuine Igbos. Even if its one Igbo that is killed, shouldnt it be a cause for concern? Since morning I havent heard anything from the Enugu state Government(This report is from the Police). It makes me to begin to ask about what my people are doing abaout this onslaught against us instead of ranting online

The politicians are terribly wicked, the governor supposed to have relocated to that community and sleep there over night but this is Nigeria.

Some people laugh at other people's misfortune and now I'm even finding it difficult to sympathize with them or just laugh at them..

Anyway human life is priceless. The government have to op their game so that a lasting solution to this herdsmen menace will be halted.

l hear say dem don hoist jihadi flag foe the centre of d community....
someone should pls confirm...

Time to respond to this animals in human skin, and the police /DSS will not see this news as deadly terrorist attack to the people of Enugu state.
Bleep one nigeria

achi4u:
Time to respond to this animals in human skin, and the police /DSS will not see this news as deadly terrorist attack to the people of Enugu state.
Bleep one nigeria

Over 25 of the fulanis have been killed in reprisal attacks in uzo uwani!!,the military have taken over the community.

Kastonkastroll:
Some people laugh at other people's misfortune and now I'm even finding it difficult to sympathize with them or just laugh at them..

Anyway human life is priceless. The government have to op their game so that a lasting solution to this herdsmen menace will be halted.

Karma is crazy.

It is so sad for this menace to come into the heartland of Ibo land, despite all their name calling of Agatus and pathetic fun making of them.

All the same, Fulani herdsmen are blood sucking demons will must all (Yorubas, Igbos, Ijaws, Itshekiris, hausas, Nupes, Kanuris etc) unite to either annihilate or deport back to Fouta Jalon.

Terrorist go jam terror,terrorist go hide!

superstar1:


whenever police reports 1, multiply it by 10.

Police and Govt always manage information.

Dont mind that Aturu. According to him and some of his deluded folks, nothing happened in Enugwu today. Some of them were even calling me yoloba because I said the Fulani killed us at Enugwu today

superstar1:


Karma is crazy.

It is so sad for this menace to come into the heartland of Ibo land, despite all their name calling of Agatus and pathetic fun making of them.

All the same, Fulani herdsmen are blood sucking demons will must all (Yorubas, Igbos, Ijaws, Itshekiris, hausas, Nupes, Kanuris etc) unite to either annihilate or deport back to Fouta Jalon.

You are not cuurent with the latest news from uzo uwani!! The reprisal killings has begun in the town and will likely spread to other cities tommorrow

fcbonsai:
l hear say dem don hoist jihadi flag foe the centre of d community....

someone should pls confirm...

can we get a video or picture evidence?

cktheluckyman:


Over 25 of the fulanis have been killed in reprisal attacks in uzo uwani!!,the military have taken over the community.

You better face the reality and stop deceiving yourself. Your ipod newspaper, Vanguard, is giving virtually an hourly report and they have not reported anything as such.

Moreover, they have been reporting the havoc the fulanis are wrecking and how your people are scampering and usain bolting tosafety.

VivianUdeogu:
Dont mind that Aturu. According to him and some of his deluded folks, nothing happened in Enugwu today. Some of them were even calling me yoloba because I said the Fulani killed us at Enugwu today

taa!






Igbo hating runt like u

mightyhazell:
taaa! them no born them well!

which one be dem no born dem well

wey ppl don run comot for d community

not like am supporting those fecking nomads though !!

I heard Enugu cowards ran to Anambra. Please save Enugu people from Fulani wrath

“It is unfortunate that people can be mercilessly killed without human feeling.

“You can see how these people were killed and sliced like bread; people should respect the sanctity of human life,” he said.

[size=18pt]NAN reports that scores of the people who fled from Nimbo are now taking refuge in some primary schools in Nsukka.[/size]

cktheluckyman:


You are not cuurent with the latest news from uzo uwani!! The reprisal killings has begun in the town and will likely spread to other cities tommorrow

Fulani dont live there so anything you are doing now is just Initial Gra gra,
If you wan engage them you know whee they live in Onitsha head bridge of go play them away in Kano like they came to Enugu to do

Let us Igbos blame Yolobas for these attacks.

Enugwu warriors to the rescue. These attacks will not go unavenged.

raumdeuter:


Fulani dont live there so anything you are doing now is just Initial Gra gra,
If you wan engage them you know whee they live in Onitsha head bridge of go play them away in Kano like they came to Enugu to do

Bros no mind dem. Na only ontop nairaland dem dey fight fulani. As we write now, the Fulani militants have hoisted their flag in enugu. That is the latest authentic news. I reckon that the number of the ibos killed by the fulanis today should be in the excess of one hundred.

You know that the government officials like down playing casuality figures like this. If they say that 5 igbos were killed, then be assured that about 500 igbos were actually killed.

Igbos should stop blaming yoruba. Igbos should face the fulanis that are tormenting them and leave yoruba out of their wahala.

The last attack was April 20th by the way. The one before that was 2 weeks before. E be like say dem get case dem wan close for Enugu.