Residents of Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State are outraged over the killing of a farmer, Mr. Emma Nnadi, who was shot dead while trying to rescue a 13-year-old girl from gang rape by Fulani herdsmen.
Daily Post reports that the incident occurred at Ugwu-Uvuru, a farm settlement in Uzo-Uwani, a neighboring local government area, but both the victim and the deceased hail from Aku in Igbo-Etiti. According to Agu Chineme, a community leader, the 13-year-old girl was mercilessly raped by two armed Fulani men while working on her family’s farm.
The Aku community is demanding justice over the heinous crime, lamenting that Fulani herders seem to operate with impunity in the region.
Chineme noted that the community has lost several vibrant men and women in the hands of the killer herdsmen. He called for urgent action to address the growing menace of Fulani herder violence, demanding increased security measures and accountability.
A response from the spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, on the incident, was yet to be received as of reporting time.