Nwodibo Ekechukwu, the
commissioner of police for Enugu state, says the killings of nine people in
Nimbo community was carried out by suspected herdsmen.
This appears
to contradict a statement released by the state police on Wednesday saying that the killers
were “mere hoodlums”.
“First of all, let me extend my
condolence to the families, it is painful to us and we would get to the root of
the matter,” he said in an interview with Channels TV.
“The present situation is that one
more person died and two additional corpses were discovered, making the death
toll nine, and nine people are also injured and still receiving treatment at
the hospital.
“Well, the allegation, the suspicion
is that they are herdsmen. The suspicion is that they are herdsmen. We are
working on that, at the appropriate time, their full identity will be
disclosed.”
He said the killings were done in cold
blood in the community while farmers tried to make their means from early hour
farming.
“The genesis was that on the 25th
between 6:30 and 7:00am, the suspected herdsmen invaded Nimbo community, Enugu
state.
“They came through the bushes and
while coming through the bushes, they slaughtered people in a most barbaric
manner. In their farms. Those who went early to farm.
“They decided to slaughter them, so
that they would not use gunshot in a way that would attract the attention of
law enforcement.
“Eventually, they came to the fringes
of the town, they burnt one house with a vehicle contained in a garage, then of
course a bus nearby.
“By the time our men noticed what was
happening, they went there and exchange gunfire with them, successfully
repelled them with some of them carrying bullet wounds.”
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the
police, at a book launch on Wednesday, to bring the perpetrators to book.
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