25 Killed, Villages Sacked As Insurgency Surges In Enugu

At least 25 people have been killed and scores injured in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu State, as insurgents, reportedly herdsmen, intensify attacks on agrarian communities.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>

Families are fleeing to Anambra and Kogi for safety, while others remain vigilant, fearing further violence in the region known as Enugu’s food basket.

Godwin Ezugwu, a member of the local vigilante group, recounted the terror, criticising the delayed security response. “The incident became horrifying as the new Enugu Police Commissioner, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, last week denied publicly that there was any sign of insecurity problems,” he said.

Ezugwu highlighted recent atrocities, including the machete killing of vigilante Chijioke Anioke at Ekenwaozege junction, the murder of Nwa Black in Opanda, Adani, and the kidnapping of ENTRACO driver Patty Ozor, with one passenger shot dead.

Community leaders, in an SOS to Governor Peter Mbah, expressed frustration over the inaction of Uzo-Uwani LGA Chairman Chijioke Ezugwu, a former vigilante leader now summoned for questioning. They reported frequent farmer abductions and killings over the past two months. Opinion leaders, citing DSS Director General Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, urged communities to arm themselves for self-defense, warning, “Fulanis have declared war on Nigerians, especially Southern Nigeria.”

A 2024 security summit proposed by Senator Chuka Utazi and Uzo-Uwani Professionals in Nsukka was reportedly ignored by the state government, deepening local concerns about unchecked insurgency.