Some armed herdsmen have abducted no fewer than 15 residents of Mgbuji Eha-Amufu community in the Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu state on Monday, July 18.
The victims were kidnapped at about 7:00 am along Mgbuji-Agu road within Mgbuji town while they were going to their farms, The Punch reports.
A resident of the community, who identified himself as Onyekachi Odo, stated that some of the villagers, who were going to their farms with tricycles, were intercepted by gun-wielding herdsmen numbering over 20, and abducted at least 15 victims to an unknown destination.
Spokesman for Mgbuji community, Chijioke Ogbodo, while confirming the abduction on Monday, July 18, decried the constant attack and abduction in the community by herdsmen.
“Since the herdsmen started attacking our community, neither the police nor the military had arrested any of them,” Ogbodo said
“We received the information on the attack this morning. We called all the security agents deployed to Eha-Amufu, but unfortunately they didn’t respond to our distress calls. This is our tragedy.”
He, however, called on the state government to do something immediately to rescue the victims, whom he said, their only offence was going to their farms to get what they would eat.
Meanwhile, the Enugu state police command is yet to verify the attack as of the time of filing this report.
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