The
Enugu State Police Command has debunked the rumour making rounds on
social media that herdsmen allegedly invaded Umuchigbo, Abakpa Nike,
Enugu State and killed several. But they didn’t say who killed the
villagers. After the cut is the statement issued yesterday by the
Command…
The attention of Enugu State Police Command has been
drawn to various publications in some sections of the media regarding
the incident at Nimbo Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of
Enugu State and hereby present the facts as follows for the guidance of
members of the public and to avoid being misinformed,” the statement
read.
“On
the 25th of April 2016, at about 0630 hours (6.30am), some hoodlums
invaded the fringes of Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government
Area of Enugu State, killing six persons and injuring 11, and one person
subsequently died.
That the police and army team in the area,
noticing what was going on, responded whereby the hoodlums fled after
also burning the house of Rev. Pastor Samuel Chukwuemeka, two vehicles
and one other vehicle damaged. “It has become necessary to give
information/update of earlier information by the Commissioner of Police,
Enugu State Command and state the actual figures as so many figures are
bandied about by various sections of the media.”
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Fulani Herdsmen Are Not Responsible For Enugu Massacre Says Enugu State Police
Description : The Enugu State Police Command has debunked the rumour making rounds on social media that herdsmen allegedly invaded Umuchigbo, Abakpa N...
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