Agatu people of Benue State, under the aegis of Agatu Network Forum,
have called on the Federal Government to protect them, saying they have
lost 378 persons in two years to attacks by Fulani herdsmen from
Nasarawa State.About 94 people were killed
in Egba community on March 15, 2015, by suspected Fulani herdsmen, who
also destroyed properties and farmlands.
Chairman, Agatu Network Forum, Chris Enechie, told journalists in Abuja
that the attacks by Fulani herdsmen had displaced 15,760 Agatu indigenes
while 1,317 homes had been destroyed.
According to Enechie, 1,480 livestock had been lost, with 142
motorcycles and 17 vehicles destroyed during the incessant attacks on
various Agatu communities, including Okokolo, Egba, Obagaji, Usha, and
Ogwule Kaduna.
The Agatu leader explained that other Agatu communities, such as
Oshugbudu, Enugba and Ogwule Ogbaulu, had also suffered devastating
attacks from the marauders, whom he said wanted to drive the indigenous
people from their ancestral homes.
Enechie demanded the establishment of a military post in Agatuland to
protect the people from attacks, adding that the people could no longer
cultivate their farmlands for fear of being attacked and killed.
Ads Under Post PC
Title : ‘Fulani herdsmen killed 378 Agatu in two years’
Description : Agatu people of Benue State, under the aegis of Agatu Network Forum, have called on the Federal Government to protect them, saying the...
