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From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki
Women from the Ishiagu community in Ivo Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, last weekend, protested against alleged killings and kidnapping of members of the community by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the area.
The protesters marched to compounds of prominent Ishiagu leaders, including the palace of Eze Moses Ngele, and the compound of the Council Chairman, Emmanuel Aja.
The protesters, it was gathered, barricaded Amaeze road and other entrances into the community and demanded that the government of Ebonyi State and security agencies should arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
A source from the area, who spoke to Daily Sun in confidence, said: “Women of the Ishiagu community staged protests since early hours of yesterday, and till this present time, it’s still ongoing. They are protesting the incessant killings and kidnapping along Amaeze road by gunmen.”
The Chairman, Ivo LGA, Mr. Emmanuel Aja, when contacted, confirmed the incident.He said: “We have a problem in a bus-stop called Ejiukwu, a place where Fulani herdsmen used to kidnap our people and, sometimes, kill them. I have complained to the DSS, Commissioner of Police and OC Nkwagu military cantonment.
The Fulani herdsmen are living in our bush and terrorising our people. We want them (security) to raid the bush, so that this will stop,” he said.
