Obi condemns Enugu massacre, says ‘enough is enough’

The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has condemned the attack by suspected herdsmen in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. 

Obi, who described the attack as “disturbing,” lamented that the people of the community have continually faced terror at the hands of suspected herders.

According to a news report, the Nimbo community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State came under attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

It was reported that the attack, which occurred late Sunday evening, claimed some lives, with many others critically injured.

According to sources, the herders attacked mourners at the Ugwuijoro Nimbo community, leaving behind tears and sorrow.

It was also disclosed that some of those killed were identified as Okeh Simon Ugwu Oruku, Okeh Chukwuebuka, Julius Ogbonna Odiegwu, and Gabriel Ugwor Ezea.

While commenting the victims of the massacre, Obi, in a statement on his X handle on Monday, noted that “enough must now be enough.”

He urged the federal government to come up with decisive strategies to stop the senseless loss of lives and properties in the country.

Obi’s statement reads, “I just read reports of yet another senseless killing of harmless and defenseless villagers in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State over the weekend.

“I find the report very disturbing, especially recalling that these terror mongers have continued to unleash terror on the people of Uzo-Uwani over the years.

“Uzo Uwani is one of the areas I have closely related to and remained supportive of. I am pained by how these attacks have made the people of the area live in constant fear of terror and death.

“I recall that in 2015, a hostel of one of the best secondary schools in that area, Mater Amabilis, Adani, was completely razed by fire, and the students were without a hostel.

“When I read the reports, I quickly intervened, rebuilt the hostel, and handed it over to the school management by March 2016. A month after that, the people of Nimbo Community in the same Uzo Uwani were senselessly murdered, and this attracted national attention.

“I attended their funeral alongside the former governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. I helped in consoling and rehabilitating the victims. My heart, again, goes out to the people of Uzo Uwani who have continued to experience these incessant attacks.

“We must not allow further spilling of the blood of innocent Nigerians under any guise. Enough must now be enough. The government should show a visible commitment to the security of lives and property for the Nigerian people.

“Uzo Uwani local government area of Enugu state is the main agricultural bed of the state, and the continued insecurity there will have far-reaching consequences on food production in the state.

“Security agencies should be proactive, especially as this area has become prone to these attacks, and take the necessary actions to avert future occurrences.

“I sincerely commiserate with the people of Uzo-Uwani who lost their loved ones to this cruel attack and indeed with all the many victims of insecurity in our nation.

“May God Almighty grant eternal rest to the dead, grant quick recovery to the wounded, and heal our land bleeding profusely from insecurity. We shall conquer!”