Attack kills two Fulani herders and 16 cattle in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
An attack on the Obelagu Umuamba community in Enugu State killed two Fulani herders and 16 cattle. Security forces recovered the bodies and are searching for the suspected perpetrators, according to analyst Zagazola Makama.
Two Fulani herders and 16 cattle were killed in an attack on the Obelagu Umuamba community in the Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, south-eastern Nigeria, according to Nigerian security analyst Zagazola Makama.
A team comprising military personnel from the 82nd Division garrison and the 103rd Reinforcement Battalion, as well as police officers and DSS agents, went to the area at around 11am on Tuesday to assess the situation. Security forces subsequently met community leaders, Fulani herders and members of local vigilante groups to discuss the attack and prevent further violence, Makama reported on X.
Security authorities urged residents not to carry out retaliatory actions. The victims’ bodies were handed over to the police and searches were under way to identify and arrest the suspected perpetrators, as well as possible local accomplices, according to Zagazola Makama.
