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Soldiers Invade Enugu Community For Sacking Herdsmen

 

 

VAM news has gathered many youths in Ekpoffo and Akpugo have reportedly fled from their homes after men of the Nigerian Army invaded their communities in the Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of Enugu state.

 

 

According to villagers who spoke from their hidings, the invasion might not be unconnected with the recent sacking of herdsmen who were terrorising the area.

Some also believed that the invasion could be the directive of the Presidency to security agencies to hunt down Biafran agitators in the South-East region.

 

 

PUNCH reported that community sources said the soldiers invaded Ekpoffo on Wednesday and whisked away some youths to unknown destinations.

 

 

“Soldiers numbering over 100 stormed Ekpoffo community in Nkanu East around 7.30pm on Wednesday. They moved from place to place, ransacking houses. Before then, they had blocked major roads leading to the community before swooping on the residents.

 

“I don’t know how many people were abducted yesterday (Wednesday). They were looking for our youths, but many of them had run away,” the source said.

 

 

The soldiers were said to have returned on Thursday with policemen and personnel of the Department of State Services and blocked all access roads leading to the community.

 

 

Another community source stated that the soldiers also invaded Ndiagu- Akpugo community and razed some houses.

 

 

“They went to the house belonging to a man popularly known as Bebia at Ugwu-agba in Ndiagu-Akpugo. They didn’t see anyone, so the soldiers set the house ablaze.

 

 

“As I am speaking to you, our young men have run away and some members of the community are relocating to the state capital in fear for their lives,” he added.

 

 

The traditional ruler of Adamagu Akpawfu community, Igwe Christopher Nnamani, who resides in the Enugu metropolis, said he received several phone calls from his subjects informing him of the invasion.

 

 

“I am on my way to my palace; come there so I can see who I am speaking with. I won’t like to speak with someone I have not seen on the telephone,” he said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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