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From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The indigenes of Umuekpu,Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State have been gripped with fear as herdsmen who invaded their community on Sunday morning,killing a commercial motorcycle rider reinforced to cause more havoc.
A reliable source from the troubled community told Daily Sun that the incident, which forced many of the indigenes to desert their homes, started when the villagers confronted the herdsmen on why their animals should damage their crops.
After serious arguments, according to the source, the herdsmen headed for another direction where they angrily shot at the Okada rider and ran away, leaving him in a pool of his own blood.
The angry youths of the village, on hearing about the incident, rushed to the scene, but could not meet the herdsmen.
However, when they thought it was over, the herdsmen were said to have reinforced in great numbers at about 8pm same day, shooting indiscriminately as the whole villagers took refuge in neighbouring communities.
“It is unfortunate, by 8pm, on May 21, 2023, the killer Fulani herdsmen had mobilised heavily and stormed Umuekpu community, shooting indiscriminately at anything in sight.
“Right now, they have occupied all the bushes and houses in Umuekpu, Agwa, while all the villagers had deserted Umuekpu village with uncertainty about this night, this is the topic for the day,” the source said.
When contacted, the state police spokesman, Henry Okoye, was yet to be abreast of the incident.
